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No cheap upgrades available in the UK, but price of full version is slashed
Microsoft has announced that it will be slashing the price of its Windows 7 operating system in the UK when it launches in October, and selling it for just £50 to customers who pre-order it in July.
In the past Microsoft has offered low-cost ‘Upgrade’ editions of Windows users who already own a previous version, but Microsoft says that “technical issues” related to its removal of Internet Explorer from Windows 7 have prevented it from doing the same with Windows 7 in Europe.
However, from its launch on the 22nd October until “at least” the end of the year full copies of Windows 7 Home Premium will cost just £79.99 in the UK. This is the same price as the more limited Upgrade editions of Windows Vista.
“We’re very interested in making sure that UK consumers get as good value as everyone else in the world”, said Microsoft’s John Curran.
In addition, the company will be releasing a “limited” number of copies for pre-order from the 15th July. These will cost £49.99 for Windows 7 Home Premium or £99.99 for Windows 7 Professional. These copies will be delivered when Windows 7 launches on the 22nd October.
Mr Curran would not confirm how many copies would be available at this price, or how long this price would be available, but said that he “would expect that people will be excited, and they may go quickly”.
After these special offers expire full copies of Windows 7 Home Premium will cost £149.99, with the Professional and Ultimate versions costing £219.99 and £229.99 respectively. This makes Windows 7 Home Premium £20 cheaper than the same version of Vista when it launched.
Microsoft also announced that it will be allowing PC makers to sell Windows Vista computers with a Windows 7 upgrade included from tomorrow (26 June). Vista PC sold with the Windows 7 Upgrade Option will be eligible for an upgrade to Windows 7 on its release in October. The upgrade will be free, although buyers may have to pay a small fee for delivery.
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Pre-Order from where?
All this hype about pre-ordering before July 15th but where do you pre-order from? Stores do not seem to be able to pre-order at the "cheap rate" and all the articles I've read fail to to say where it can be pre-ordered, even Microsoft sites do not say where or how. Anyway I still think that XP is the best Microsoft have done so far and will not be rushing out to upgrade. Of course luddite that I am if I had the choice I would still be using an AMIGA which always did and probably always will knock spots off a Windows PC.
Posted by Ken, 07 Jul 2009
Price
Why are the USA customers getting it at $50( £32) dollars plus tax and we in the U.K are being charged £50 ($80). are we being ripped of . Why can we not download from Microsoft.com at $50 instead of microsoft.UK at $80.
Posted by A C Joynes, 26 Jun 2009
The difference
What is the difference in prices I understand 7Home Premium £50 but what extra do you get for the £50 is it worth spending the extra and getting the Proffesional What would Computer Active suggest
Posted by Arthur Angel, 26 Jun 2009
Windows 7 price USA to UK
We have in UK always paid more for USA products. They just change the $ to £ with no adjustment. The only time I beat them was when I worked for a large International Company and told them I would buy through our USA Comapany. Then they did the adjustment so the UK Company could get the sale.
Posted by Brian Mitchell, 29 Jun 2009
UK Bargain ?
How is it a bargain to Uk customers when it costs more than US ?
Posted by Tellboy, 27 Jun 2009
No windows 7 upgrades
Does this mean everyone will have to do a clean install of Windows 7 or will it be possible to upgrade from the full product without losing everything and having to set up the PC again from scratch?
Posted by Kay Nelson, 27 Jun 2009
Windows 7 Rip-off
Amazon US is offering advance copies for $49.99 but no mention what the cost will be on their UK site although you can express an interest. Microsoft UK site mentions cost in the order of £166.37!!! MS excuses this higher cost as being attributable to difficulties with the EEC.
Posted by wyndham, 29 Jun 2009
Is Microsoft pissed at the EU - probably.
Why are we paying £50 as opposed to $50 well it's probably because the EU demands that Windows 7 is sans IE8. Don't rock the boat too much or we might be paying full price :-)
Posted by David Elliott, 27 Jun 2009
Windows & pre-orders
?We?re very interested in making sure that UK consumers get as good value as everyone else in the world?, said Microsoft?s John Curran, then procedes to charge UK consumers more than US consumers for a simple download!? Any wonder that piracy of software in the UK is going from strength to strength?
Posted by Colin, 28 Jun 2009
windows 7
How do we know that windows 7 is any better than vista ,which is absolutely rubbish compared to windows 98..Also why do they keep changing windows
Posted by Anthony Ridsdale, 29 Jun 2009
windows 7
i think that microft are not very fair to people out side the usa to charge thei own a much cheaper price than any one else people should bycot their product
Posted by j leigh, 29 Jun 2009
Why Bother
Why are people so bothered about upgrading evertime Microsoft put out a new system? Are they afraid people will look down on them as they don't have the "latest "OS. Same with mobile phones. Must be seen to have the "latest/trendiest" phone. If your system is doing what you want it to do, then "don't fix what ain't broken". Only move on/up when you buy a new computer. I have a salvaged desktop running Linux's Ubuntu (open sourse), and it only cost £15 to buy a secondhand hard drive! Does everything I need it to do. Milan
Posted by Milan Milenlovic, 02 Jul 2009
WINDOWS 7
Does this Windows 7 upgrade incorporate Windows Vista when loaded into the computer? Or do you have to clean out your computer before installation?
Posted by W Rae, 02 Jul 2009
Windows 7 pricing
I seem to remember our masters in Brussells fining Microsoft a huge bucket of money for what they termed unfair trading. It is only fair that Microsoft recover this sum from the European market, why should the rest of the World pay for our EU nonsense
Posted by John Temple-Shurety, 03 Jul 2009
Windows 7 to cost from £50
How compatible is it with existing (expensive) programs and games. Is there a comprehensive list of what works and what does not ? Hardware conflicts? Can't help but think the "punters" are paying as usual to be "guinea pigs" for yet another rushed "beta" issue of a a Microsoft OS. Think I will wait awhile before bothering-worked on Vista-I am still using XP!
Posted by DG, 03 Jul 2009
Microsoft hasn't hasn't said where..
Hi Microsoft hasn't announced, and couldn't tell us, where Windows 7 will be on sale as a pre-order. I'd expect people to start advertising it nearer the time. Tom
Posted by Tom Royal, 07 Jul 2009
Kens idea
ken had the right idea with regards to the amiga, it did everything you asked of it, had what can be described as a pre-windows windows in the form of a user interface, could multi-task could be used as a musical instrument, games machine, I even used it in my business for accounts etc. all this on a O/S kept on a 3.5" floppy and no dreaded blue screens. Ah! those were the days
Posted by Graham, 08 Jul 2009
No IE
If windows 7 is shipping without Internet Explorer how are people supposed to acces the internet ? I know that browsers can be downloaded from the web but to access the web one first has to have a browser. For anyone buying a computer for the first time with littl or no knowledge does this mean they won't be able to use the web without getting someone else to d/l and instal a browser for them ?
Posted by barbara brook, 10 Jul 2009
Microsoft denying they are supplying Windows 7
I have emailed and telephoned Microsoft to find out where I can pre-order a copy of Windows 7. Email response was only a standard Microsoft web link, and a telephone call received denial that there was such an offer, and also advice that I should buy an Upgrade - in October. It seems the Microsoft people at the customer facing end are unaware of statements by Laurence Painell (Product Mgr) and John Curran ('Snr Representative).
Posted by John Davis, 14 Jul 2009
XP was in the same boat as Vista, Windows 7 no problems
I have a PC that i built for gaming ,ASUS Genie 2, 6GB OCZ Ram, Intel i7 D0 Steppin, 8800GT. I have Vista installed and it is one of the worst windows i ever own. I put on windows 7 and it runs better on here than Vista does, uses less resources and very fast so will be buying it. I aint going to pre-order it because the OEM will only be 80-10 quid it the same as the one you buy in the shop that rip you off just dosnt come in the box. Yes Vista was a misake but Windows 7 wont be the latest Beta had very few problems that people are using it as the main O/S now like me. As for Those that said XP was the best windows MS ever done, er no. When it first came out it took Microsoft 2 years to sort out all the problems out eg Hardware conflicts, So you cant compare that against vista as XP was the same. Why dont you all try and partintion your drive and duel boot with windows 7 on and give it a try. Trust me it wont let you down. (sorry tell a lie Internet explorer 8 will but then that why i turn to firefox)
Posted by Iain, 12 Jul 2009
reply to kay nelson
Clean install always the best thing to do.... just back up all your data. But i expect upgrade option will be on there as it very simlier to vista
Posted by Iain, 12 Jul 2009
No Wonder, is it?
No wonder so many have and are turning to pirate software, films, music etc is it? When these companies are just so greedy and focus upon stuffing profits instead of customer services. In my opinion Win7 is little more than an upgrade to Vista, in fact maybe correcting the endless errors contained within Vista. Most certainly it is not a new, off the bench invention, now is it? So how MS justify such huge prices is beyond me and why on earth non of the PC Mags and reviews are not highlighting such obvious response is also beyond me. Silly me, I was one of those who foolishly purchased Vista Ultimate and had to revert back to XP, because of the unbearable vista crashes, so why should I have to pay for a reasonably stable system, that I should have got in the first place? Rip-Off
Posted by Phil, 13 Jul 2009
price! microsoft.
to get what you want, is decided by its cost,if you want it that much you will pay it, microsoft statement is to get you interested.my first computer was a pb windows 95 pc world cost me £1000.250.what aload of rubbish ,compared to todays pc.
Posted by john, 04 Aug 2009