| Windows 7 pricing unveiled at last, still too expensive? |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Friday, 26 June 2009 | |
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Microsoft’s Windows 7 team blogger, Brandon LeBlanc, triumphantly announced the news not too long ago at the Windows 7 blog, saying the company had news to share on the “hottest” questions around Windows 7 as Microsoft heads towards the October 22 “general availability” (GA) of its new OS. Before getting to the pricing nitty gritty, LeBlanc first tries to excite us all with the news that all 35 languages that Windows 7 is offered in will be available by October 31, with 14 languages (including English) due on October 22, and the remaining 21 languages on October 31. The first 14 languages are “English, Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Chinese (Hong Kong).” The remaining 21 languages comprise of “Turkish, Czech, Portuguese, Hungarian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Ukrainian, Romanian, Arabic, Lithuanian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Slovenian, Hebrew, Thai, Croatian, Serbian Latin, and Latvian.” Microsoft then throws in the distraction of a free Windows 7 upgrade to anyone who buys a computer pre-loaded with Windows Vista (Home Premium, Business or Ultimate) – as long as the company you’re purchasing from is a “participating OEM or retailer”. The free upgrade will be available until Jan 31, 2010, and it will be offered on a global basis, with more information at this part of Microsoft’s “Windows” website. But what about the all important, long awaited Windows 7 pricing?! Details are on page two, please read on! |
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