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The Ins and Outs of Windows 7 Upgrade Pricing
By Dave Peterson | June 26, 2009
Do you remember when the heart of being a tech geek was knowing specs and understanding how one component would interact with another? I miss those days. Increasingly, it seems the key to making one’s way through the world of computers and personal technology is not so much about the nuts and bolts of functionality as it is the research and deciphering of companies’ terms of service, licensing and upgrade agreements.
The example from a couple of weeks ago was the sometimes conflicting (and changing while you tried to understand it) nature of the iPhone 3G S upgrade terms. This week, we have the pricing scheme for Windows 7. Many Windows users are looking forward to the upgrade as a “Vista that works”. Advance impressions from people that have run the widely available beta versions have been largely favorable. The upgrade versions of Windows 7 will be $119.99, $199.99, and $219.99 for the Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate editions, respectively. Full versions will run you $199.99, $299.99 and $319.99. If those prices leave you a little shocked, you might want to consider the pre-order available now, where you can get the upgrades of Home Premium and Professional for $49.99 or $99.99, for a limited period ending July 11, or when they run out of the quantity allotted. There’s a limit of three copies per edition, per customer. If you upgrade from Vista, you can do a clean install or an upgrade over your existing installation. If you’re upgrading from XP or Windows 2000, you can still use the upgrade versions, but you will have to do a clean install.
Windows 7 is scheduled to ship October 22, 2009.
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