Windows 7 goes on sale for £30

http://www.vanwensveen.nl/rants/microsoft/IhateMS_1.html

Everything you wanted to wanted to know about Microsoft.

However, if they've purchased a computer
with Windows Vista installed since June
26th they are entitled to a free upgrade
to Windows 7 anyway.

Plus shipping and handling. Something like £30 wasn't it??

Have you noticed the statement about the "E" version of Windows. It looks like a kick in the teeth for the EU Commission as they will be shipping all versions of Windows with IE8.

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

Once again Microsoft is able to snatch defeat from the Jaws of victory. Instead of using this an an opportunity to redeem itself after punishing the world with Windows 2000/Vista/(anything with home in the name).
Instead, it is trying to encourage the public to examine open source option with this selective price reduction that undermines the value of the product (with it's low price) and alienates anyone who got shafted with other Microsoft products

You can get 7 free still heres link, use 64 bit:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/cc442495.aspx?ITPID=sprblog

Next YEAR Your On Your Own. Remember cheap means nothing to activation crowd, any Microsoft Product Life Expectancy IS Measured in Hours NOT Months.

DRASHEK

Is this market FINALLY realizing that lowering prices is the only method that has a slight chance of combating piracy?

Did they learn a thing after so many years of fiasco with DRM, WGA and the like?

Or maybe they don't need anymore the free advertisement and distribution that's intrinsic of piracy, which was Windows' formula of success by the way.

Will MAFIAA follow? No, that's too much for their little golden brains.

This isn't the first time they've offered massive discounts to ensure Windows gets on every pc. They'll go free if they have to. Very aggressive strategy on MS's part.

@scott:
"../IhateMS_1.html"
That sounds like a nice and balanced article.

@analyst
"Instead, it is trying to encourage the public to examine open source"
Try asking the average consumer what open source or Linux is. All they know is Vista bad, XP old, mac shiny+expensive, 7 shiny+cheap. Public awareness of GNU/Linux is extremely poor.

Nobody buys Windows. It’s something that everybody expects to get with their PC. Therefore retail prices like this are meaningless; the only ones that matter are the OEM deals.

Win 7 Home only US$29.99 dollars (18 UK pounds) for Students in USA

Perhaps you should tell Microsoft that, I'm sure they'll rethink their marketing strategy based on your detailed analysis of the market. I missed out on the initial £50 pre-order as it sold out quite quickly, and luckily enough I'm a student so I'll pick it up on the cheap.

@oz Same here, I missed the cheap pre-order, glad that I did now.

Getting Windows 7 Professional for £30 is actually a pretty attractive offer

This decision by Microsoft to lower it’s introductory price for Windows 7 is the best and most progressive thinking I have heard from Microsoft Corp for a very long time.

I wish them well with their market approach with this new software release. Let us also hope that the gremlins that plagued Vista are nowhere around when it comes to the use of this product.

I just wish I was a Student again, then I could get a bargain too.

Signed Carl Barron Chairman of agpcuk

However, if they've purchased a computer with Windows Vista installed since June 26th they are entitled to a free upgrade to Windows 7 anyway.

I have just bought a visa laptop and the "free" upgrade from Toshiba is around £30.

what about home-study students, (like me), who *don't* have an .edu/ac.uk email address?

I want to go legit but it looks like I'll be getting my Win7 from the same source I got Vista Ultimate. <shrug

May I know is it GBP30 for a full edition windows7 or is it just an upgrade version for students?