Windows 7 From Torrents: Free Or Cheaper?
On June 26, 2009 has started Windows 7 Upgrade Option program, which allows users to get Windows 7 for free, when they will buy a qualifying personal computer with Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate from a participating OEM or retailer. And if you pre-order Windows 7 now from Best Buy or Amazon, more than 50% discount can be gained. On the other hand, the intuition tells me that will be plenty of Torrent links for free download Windows 7 after Octomber 22, its General Availability date. The official prices for Windows 7 Upgrade and Windows 7 full (packaged retail product) were made available on Windows 7 Team blog.
The Windows 7 licenses will be offered to computer manufacturers at no charge from Microsoft in case of Windows 7 Upgrade Option program, generally available through January 31, 2010.
According to a recent Amazon.com press release, Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system Home Premium Upgrade and Professional Upgrade packages are already in Amazon.com Software Store. You are invited to buy them for $49.99 and respectively $99.99, because 50 percent and 58 percent from the suggested retail price will be saved.
Brandon LeBlanc has summarized the estimated retail prices for upgrade packaged retail product of Windows 7 and full packaged retail product of Windows 7 (U.S. only):
-Windows 7 Home Premium (Upgrade): $119.99
-Windows 7 Professional (Upgrade): $199.99
-Windows 7 Ultimate (Upgrade): $219.99
-Windows 7 Home Premium (Full): $199.99
-Windows 7 Professional (Full): $299.99
-Windows 7 Ultimate (Full): $319.99
Stacy Kerr, Director of the Amazon.com Software Store informed users that they will get their copy of Windows 7 right in the official release day:”The Amazon.com Software Store is providing customers everything they need to make an informed Windows 7 purchase decision, a chance to purchase the software at a significant discount, and to be among the first to get their hands on the product when it becomes available—all without having to go to the store because orders will be delivered on release day”.
On October 22, Windows 7 will be shipped in the following languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Chinese (Hong Kong). At the end of the month (October 31), Windows 7 will be available in even more languages, as compared with the initial set: Turkish, Czech, Portuguese, Hungarian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Ukrainian, Romanian, Arabic, Lithuanian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Slovenian, Hebrew, Thai, Croatian, Serbian Latin, and Latvian.
Europeans will a not have a separate upgrade SKU for the packaged retail product versions of Windows 7 at General Availability date, but the alternative of upgrade pricing on full licenses is provided. Even, Windows 7 full retail product price is lower than Windows Vista, you should get it cheaper with discount or free with a new Vista powered computer.
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