Tag Archive: pricing

Jun
25
2009

Official Windows 7 pricing, no upgrade DVD in Europe

Microsoft has unveiled the plans for pricing on Windows 7. If you currently have a license for Windows Vista Home Premium, you will pay £79.99 for an upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium when it is available. If you just want a normal copy of Windows, you will need to pay £149.99. However, there will …

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May
31
2009

Microsoft confirms no three program limit in Windows 7

If you remember, in previous versions of Windows Starter, there was always a three program limit. Well, saying that, I never actually saw any of the Windows Starter versions. Anyway, the limiter meant that in Windows Starter (Windows XP Starter and Windows Vista Starter) you couldn’t run more than three programs at one time. That …

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May
26
2009

Microsoft planning to announce Windows 7 pricing as early as next month

It has been mentioned on a few sites that Microsoft is apparently going to be giving the prices for the upcoming Windows 7 release as early as next month. However, there are rumours going round that Windows 7 might even be more expensive than its predecessors, which is a very worrying thought – especially in …

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