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Windows 7 prices should come out mid-June

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News Posted: Sat, May 23 2009 5:13 PM
Those wondering how much Windows 7 is going to set them back have only a few weeks longer to wait - the prices for the six SKUs are expected to be revealed in mid-June.

TechARP said retailers were finding out prices this month and the public prices would be released next month. Retailers had to sign non-disclosure agreements to keep the prices under wraps until Microsoft makes the official announcement.

Though there are six versions of Windows 7, Microsoft has said there are two primary versions that should suit the majority of customers, Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional. Those are the two that will be sold through traditional outlets.



The other versions are Starter, Home Basic, Ultimate and Enterprise.

Whether the pricing for Windows 7 follows the pattern of Vista remains to be seen. Right now, Vista Home Basic costs $199.95; Vista Home Premium, $259.95; Vista Home Business, $299.95; and Vista Ultimate, $319.95. At least one expert has said he expects the prices to be higher than they were for Vista.

Many people skipped the XP upgrade to Vista, so the marketing should be especially heavy to that segment of the market, one might imagine. Whether those who shelled out for Vista not that long ago will be willing to part with another couple hundred bucks in these recessionary times is a big question mark.
 
 
 
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3vi1 replied on Mon, May 25 2009 1:09 PM

I can believe the full versions might cost more: It sounds like a calculated plan to get extra money from businesses that skipped Vista, and to gouge OEMs for more per PC.

But, I expect upgrade versions to remain the same cost. They might even be cheaper.

There simply won't be any "killer apps" available that require Win7 at the time of release. So, it makes more sense for them to keep the upgrade cost down and get revenue from more people that otherwise wouldn't have upgraded.

Feature-wise, their desktop already looks less impressive than KDE4.2 and by October they'll be competing with KDE4.3. If they charge more for upgrades, I'd recommend everyone try dual-booting their current versions of Windows with Kubuntu. Heck, I recommend that anyway. :)

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