The pre-order discount prices are valid from June 26 through July 11 in the U.S. and Canada, but end July 5 in Japan. Customers in the U.K., France and Germany will be offered similar pre-order discounts starting July 15, said LeBlanc.
note for (parts of) Europe - (or all?)The reasoning behind this is that for EU countries (which doesn't mean all of europe :)), MS has been forced to cut IE from Windows. They haven't had enough time to test the implications of this for upgrade installs, and thus offer the full version for upgrade price.The pre-order discount prices are valid from June 26 through July 11 in the U.S. and Canada, but end July 5 in Japan. Customers in the U.K., France and Germany will be offered similar pre-order discounts starting July 15, said LeBlanc.
or is it only the 'bigger' countries are getting this . .-tomos (June 26, 2009, 08:18 AM)
Does anyone know if Win7Pro media will have the 64-bit version as well , or its only 32-bit ?I don't know what was there before, but here's the Microsoft site (http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/Windows-7-Professional-Upgrade/product/8BB1A4B4) now...
MS seems to be silent about 64-bit Win7Pro in this promo.
SKA-SKA (June 27, 2009, 03:06 AM)
The trouble is that it is not a simple currency conversion for the UK.I wish I could order a full version at a discounted price! $83 is less than most of the copies of Vista I bought (I think I got one of them for like $35 though).
MS aren't offering the upgrade versions at all, but are offering promo prices on the retail version.
For instance, Home Premium £50 = approx $83 at current rates. There are advantages for some people with this. Still have to see what sale prices will actually be. Compared to prices in the past, the pre-order pricing is very good and MS seem to have the marketing right on this to get W7 off to a good start, unlike Vista.
...-Dormouse (June 27, 2009, 07:27 AM)
...Yeah... I've got a full retail version of Vista Home Premium that I bought, but have never used. I wish I could "trade up" or something.
Feel sorry for anyone who paid good money for Vista, but that's probably what has got the rest of us better prices now.
...-Dormouse (June 27, 2009, 07:27 AM)
MS aren't offering the upgrade versions at all, but are offering promo prices on the retail version.
For instance, Home Premium £50-Dormouse (June 27, 2009, 07:27 AM)
MS aren't offering the upgrade versions at all, but are offering promo prices on the retail version.
For instance, Home Premium £50-Dormouse (June 27, 2009, 07:27 AM)
where did you see the prices for UK Carol ? and any idea of Euro prices?-tomos (June 27, 2009, 10:40 AM)
OK it is a good idea to clean install but it is a big inconvenience for European Vista users that they can't use an upgrade even if they want to.-Carol Haynes (June 27, 2009, 11:45 AM)
MS aren't offering the upgrade versions at all, but are offering promo prices on the retail version.-Dormouse (June 27, 2009, 07:27 AM)
As mentioned earlier, supposedly the countries that are part of the EU (which isn't the entire Europe) get the full version for upgrade price.OK it is a good idea to clean install but it is a big inconvenience for European Vista users that they can't use an upgrade even if they want to.-Carol Haynes (June 27, 2009, 11:45 AM)MS aren't offering the upgrade versions at all, but are offering promo prices on the retail version.-Dormouse (June 27, 2009, 07:27 AM)
wonder will that mean there'll be no upgrade pricing available in Europe at all - even when it's released? (just because of the IE fiasco?)-tomos (June 27, 2009, 02:15 PM)
wonder will that mean there'll be no upgrade pricing available in Europe at all - even when it's released? (just because of the IE fiasco?)-tomos (June 27, 2009, 02:15 PM)
As mentioned earlier, supposedly the countries that are part of the EU (which isn't the entire Europe) get the full version for upgrade price.-f0dder
The $49 offer sounds great. However, does anyone know, for certain, if the Microsoft-bought Windows 7 will upgrade a Dell computer that came with a Dell-installed Vista Home Premium OS?
Or, do I have to buy Windows 7 from Dell?-Ted M
This statement is in line with everything I have read so far. EU users get all the benefits of upgrade pricing with the benefits of having a full non-upgrade version.-Innuendo (June 27, 2009, 03:09 PM)
As mentioned earlier, supposedly the countries that are part of the EU (which isn't the entire Europe) get the full version for upgrade price.-f0dder
This statement is in line with everything I have read so far. EU users get all the benefits of upgrade pricing with the benefits of having a full non-upgrade version.-Innuendo (June 27, 2009, 03:09 PM)
Vor Verfügbarkeit bietet Microsoft auch ein Vorverkaufsangebot für Windows 7 an. In Deutschland können Kunden vom 15. Juli bis Mitte August 2009 oder solange der Vorrat reicht die Windows 7 Home Premium E zu einer unverbindlichen Preisempfehlung von 49,99 Euro im Fachhandel und bei E-Tailern vorbestellen-http://www.microsoft.com/germany/presseservice/detail.mspx?id=532742
| in germany as of 15 july until the middle of august - or until supplies run out [whatever that means] you can get Windows 7 Home Premium E for 49.99 euros |
I can tell you in no uncertain terms that this is a "just do it to be safe" suggestion, but rather a "do this now or there are not enough words in the world tot ell you how sorry you will be if you continue" mandate.-Innuendo (June 27, 2009, 03:14 PM)
I assume that "this is 'just a do it to be safe suggestion'" was meant to read 'this is not 'just a do it to be safe'"?-Darwin
Whoa, apparently they "ran out" of discounted pre-sales in Japan!
http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/windows-7-pre-orders-sell-out-in-japan/-Hirudin (June 29, 2009, 05:13 AM)
While no numbers are given, the 17 retailers involved in the pre-order sales, who presumably have no vested interest in trying to inflate perceptions on behalf of Microsoft, report sales as "considerable"...
Update: Engadget Japanese tells us that the 30,000 copies were sold according to Microsoft.
in germany as of 15 july until the middle of august - or until supplies run out [whatever that means] you can get Windows 7 Home Premium E for 49.99 euros
Not sure how many people have 'booked' copies though. I have booked 2 copies of Pro but I may change my mind before October-Carol Haynes (July 15, 2009, 11:43 AM)
You also have the right to cancel an order after you receive the goods for 7 days (or is it 10) under the EU Distance Selling Regulations so even if you forget and they charge your card you can still claim back the money (less delivery charges).Effectively means that if you cancel before they send it you get all your money back.-Carol Haynes (July 15, 2009, 01:49 PM)
And I still don't understand what is going on with Amazon having stuff on sale and then reverting to Signing up to be notified and back again. ATM, Home Version is back at signing up - will be interesting to see if it reappears for pre-order.-Dormouse (July 15, 2009, 02:19 PM)