Microsoft reveals Windows 7 pricing

"From 15 July until 14 August Home Premium will cost £49.99/$49.99, and the Professional version £99.99/$99.99."

Are you sure? Only £ and $ are not equal.

Hmm do's anybody know what windows 7 is rely like and what happend to the gamers version ? how much will that one be ?

Considering how bad Vista was/is and that Winblows 7 is just more or less Vista Service Pack 3; they should be giving it away free to all users that they inflicted that horrible excuse of an O/S on.

Microsoft or Mary Jo. Thru special Ray, Apparently MaryJo gets to pundits to hollow'd about Costly Software. Mary Jo also takes away ?activation, just by being IM to Stricken'd. Probablly evey telco & cable has Mary Jo deActivator Blade In It.

Signed: FREE DRASHEK

I have been using Vista Ultimate since it came out and frankly have not had any problems at all. the only real issue with it is that it's too memory intensive.
I have 4GB RAM as it probably takes 1GB to just run it!
Looking forward to 7.

Considering how bad Vista was/is and that Winblows 7 is just more or less Vista Service Pack 3
Use linux then and enjoy the pleasures of command line installations.

Operating systems evolve. 7 has vista based code as XP had win2k which in turn had NT code.
SO FAR and Iv'e been using it for three months it's faultless without doubt the best OS I've ever used.
It makes XP feel like swimming through treacle

Ugh. No thanks Microsoft. Your not going to shaft me again.

huxley says: "Use linux then and enjoy the pleasures of command line installations."

= LIAR! Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, Fedora, Mandriva, Vector Linux, etc...All use GUI installs. You also have the OPTION to select command line install if you so choose to. On Debian, you can go either way, it doesn't matter; the end result is still the same.

Linux = $0 for each new release.

Can't say the same for Windows, can we?

"Use linux then and enjoy the pleasures of command line installations. "

Perhaps you better not dish what you haven't tried. You won't hear me slamming windows 7, because I haven't really used it yet. But clearly you haven't installed a modern linux distro in 10 years, or you would have noticed the install is not only "graphical", it actually lets you browse the web, do office work or play games while it installs. By comparison MS installation seems to have stood still since windows 95. Yeah its also "graphical" but it wont let me do anything other than watch % change, and after all those years its still unable to install on my second disk, nor will it install on a USB disk. Hello 2009? Thats why I havent tried it yet, this super advanced GUI installer wont even LET me install it without creating havoc on my machine.

Maybe before you start saying things like its going to be as bad as vista.

Maybe you should actually download the beta versions , install and run it for a month or two then comment, otherwise it just makes you look like a fool, as you don't know what you are talking about. Windows 7 is a complete turnover of a OS, Yes it might look like Vista, But its different.

I Cannot wait for it to finally be released.

"From 15 July until 14 August Home Premium will cost £49.99/$49.99, and the Professional version £99.99/$99.99."

Are you sure? Only £ and $ are not equal.

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It's correct, yes.

Check http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39667236,00.htm

Would be nice of The Inq to list sources now and again.

Talk about highly biased commentary...

Such a deal for the home user, for what is
essentially just an overly hyped service pack to
Windows Vista.

Would you call Win98 a SP on Win95, or XP a SP for Win2K. Seriously, just because it's using a similar kernel doesn't make it merely a SP.

For all those dissing a Win7 install as not evolved since Win 95?

That's like someone else saying 'try a linux command line install'.

I've done approx. 35 Win 7 installs now on various different hardware. Not one has failed and they have all installed every required driver. This includes various laptops - including one Dell mini9!

Oh and average install time from "go" to desktop around 20mins with a best of 9 mins from memory stick onto a fast RAID0 based rig.

This OS is what Vista should have been, absolutely. But it wasn't and it's (nearly) here now and it really is the best general OS I've ever used...

There were no sources to be listed ToneEQ, all the media were sent the same information by Microsoft from a blog chat on http://windowsteamblog.com/

Well done for trying to cause an issue where there wasn't one - LOL

I wouldn't buy that scrap wreckage of an OS.. its just some regurgitated vista shite, it even looks like the same shit what its stinking crap Aero style... what a joke.

Its final release will still need a lot of repairs, redecorating, reconfiguring and plenty of other tools to fix and add, what Microsuck were to stupid to put in place and sort out properly themselves. The ought to stop developing nubshit and aim a little higher.. that is ofc if they themselves aren't fucking nubs, since Vista I'm beginning to think Microsoft is made up of retards.

I shall wait for Windows 8 they might finally have done something decent with the Windows OS by then.. I might buy it when they actually do a decent fucking job of improving the core Explorer and all things associated with it. meh fat chance.

Anyone looking to buy a new computer get a Mac.. not because its better.. Just because Microsoft don't deserve to have the strangled hold on the marketshare with the type of shit they are releasing.

From the Windows Blog as linked in the article.

This program begins tomorrow in the U.S., Canada and Japan. The offer ends July 11th in the U.S. and Canada and on July 5th for Japan or while supplies last.

Since Windows 7 isn't released yet I guess they will already have run out of supplies???

I reckon credit where credit is due. I absolutely depised Vista and as loathed as I am to say it, Windows 7 is bloody fantastic and it's obviously that a lot of the critics speaking out here have absolutely no idea of what they're talking about.

So please, will you all just stop talking bollocks and be thankful that MS actually got it right for once.

Have u even used it? how are u judging W7 because what vista was. Have you even used the beta or RC. Im on Build 7127 and its the most Stable OS i have ever used. i have not had one crash or freeze and have had the OS for about 2 months. Its completely different to vista, why are u judging it cos it looks to same. dont be a ignorant juvenile.

Vista sucks. Windows 7 looks like Vista. Therefore, Windows 7 sucks.

Beat that logic.

[sarcasm aimed at nay saying idiots above]

"Oh and average install time from "go" to desktop around 20mins with a best of 9 mins from memory stick onto a fast RAID0 based rig."

YA RIGHT!

Hey just getting to the first reboot doesn't count, a complete install is after it reboots three times asks annoying questions, attempts to install the wrong drivers, gives up and then runs a stupid performance check to tell you how poor your $2,000 rig performs.

Then an hour later after you've beaten the computer with the driver CD's you are ready to try to get Orifice 2007 to work.

Microsoft is getting better at making CRAP, its shiitier with every iteraton.

There there little troll, crawl back into your cave.

Windows 7's installation is impressive, having already installed the release candidate on a multitude of PC's and laptops ranging from antiquated through to modern desktops - each and every time it has correctly detected the hardware, installed the appropriate drivers and simply just worked from the outset and all with a vastly reduced installation time.

Perhaps those that bash Windows 7 should actually try the OS first before making comments that simply show their complete ignorance on the matter.

What you say shows no improvement over win95 install. That also "worked" (well, mostly), and if you'd do it on modern hardware, im pretty sure it wouldn't last more than 20 mins either. What is so much better now?

You didn't address any of my criticism, namely that it wont install on the second disk if it doesn't recognize the first. I had to physically disconnect the first drive to get it to install, while giving me some cryptic error. It won't even install on USB or firewire drives.. it won't let you do anything other than installing, so you can't test it before deciding to install, etc, etc, etc.

Then, as someone else mentioned, you end up with an OS and nothing else. Most linux distro's will install in the same time, if not faster, and have all drivers installed, including those for 99% of wifi cards, webcams, printers, raid controllers, and in most cases (all but nVidia), accelerated video drivers (nVidia drivers requires another 2 clicks after install). It will have a complete office suite, and a ton of various generally high quality apps installed with thousands more just a mouse click away.

Mind you, this is just the installation procedure, which is admittedly not the most important thing about an OS, but the first poster insinuated Linux installation was "command line" where in reality its far more advanced and flexible than the windows one. Just look at the flexibility it offers in making custom installs and live cd's, I got a USB stick here that will install ubuntu with all my favourite apps like Skype, Gimp, a complete Apache/PHP/MySQL install, binary video drivers for both ATI and nVidia, firefox with Flash preinstalled, java, and you name it. It all installs in one go in about 20 minutes and has all my configuration settings and tweaks. Making that stick was as easy as installing and configuring the machine the way I liked it, and then remastering it using an easy, GUI program.

Best of all, I dont even *have* to install this stick, I can just boot it from the USB stick on any computer I want.

Anyway. Linux is not the perfect OS for everyone, especially not for gamers. Windows 7 looks like a nice improvement over Vista, but lets not judge an OS without having tried it, just by repeating age old prejudices when the reality is dramatically different.

once again america abuses the uk - it has very few friends in the international community as it is! talk about lunacy.

it will just open the floodgates for piracy without remorse.

<rant

Why do you Linux users get this urge to force your favourite OS onto the rest of the world.

I like Windows 7 and I can afford a 100 quid so I am going to pay my money to get the OS I want.

If you don't like it (or more likely can't afford it) then yes, go ahead and use Ubuntu or Fedora etc... etc... Just don't tell me what OS I should use.

</rant

In the article above it says £50 will get you the full version of Premium E, thats quite a discount from £150 ! however, on the M$ website there is no mention of the version type, but in the FAQ it does clearly state to be eligible you must already own a genuine copy of XP of Vista, which suggest actually its the upgrade edition you get ???? 50 quid for full retail which you can reinstall is not bad at all.

That doesn't seem so bad if it really CAN be bought for £50...I have Vista Home Premium x64 on my VAIO and it's only on here as it was part of the system.
I'm itching to put XP Pro on it! But...If I can get a non-RC legal version of Win7 than I'll be more inclined to get that.
I hate Vista.
I HATE HATE HATE IT!!!

In case if anyone is interested :-)

http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/buy/offers/pre-order.aspx

Animal, no one wants to force you to use Linux, at most Id like ppl to try it out, then decide if it fits their needs or not. At the very least ppl should refrain from spreading blatant untruths if you haven't even tried it. (That goes for all sides of course, including linx fanboys that keep making fun of MS bluescreens when I my experience, a well managed XP SP2 and up install is just as stable as most desktop linuxes ive used)

All most linux advocates want is choice. Get the facts, compare them, then decide whats best for you. FWIW, I still recommend windows to anyone who is more than a casual gamer, and until I outgrew gaming, I always had a dual boot windows / linux. I don't hate windows or its users, I just like the things that linux does for me that windows can't. Unlike many in either fanboy camp, Im not blind to strengths or deficiencies in either OS. Different people have different needs and preferences, and will end up choosing a different OS, but they should do so based on facts not false rumours and ignorance.

BTW its funny you mention 'forcing', because the opposite is so much closer to the truth as almost everyone, including most linux users are forced to *buy* windows with their machines. Its really hard to buy computers here with no OS installed (not to mention, with Linux preinstalled), and getting your money back for your windows licence can be a painful experience. I got about €500 worth of unused windows licences here, and the only way to get a refund is sending the machines back to the oem, at my expense, wait 2 weeks, and then have them returned with the sticker and HD contents removed. Who is being forced here?

This means it doesn't come with Internet Explorer.
What a ball ache that would be having to download Internet Explorer using...erm...How would you do this without having a web browser...?
By not including Internet Explorer in the E version, I have been put off by paying £50 for the Home Premium E.
I'd rather pay more for convenience.
I. Am. Lazy. LOL.

Shawnf,

The Windows 7 pre-order discount program is for a limited time only and valid only while supplies last. For more information, see the Windows 7 Pre-Order offer page here: http://tinyurl.com/nldc8p

Jessica
Microsoft Windows Client Team