Rumor on Windows 7 Price

[DonnyEMU]

Since someone asked about pricing (This is USA pricing):

I will respond with what I know..

Check out the Microsoft Store Pre-order prices:

http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/Windows-Windows-7/category/102

DreamSpark (Download Microsoft Software for free if you are a student (that's right FREE)

https://www.dreamspark.com/default.aspx

Microsoft Web Developer Free  Software for Web Developers (including a production web server requires you to pay a program fee $300 after 3 years)

http://www.microsoft.com/web/websitespark/default.aspx

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/31/windows-anytime-upgrade-and-family-pack-pricing.aspx

The Windows 7 family Pack (available October 22)

The Windows 7 Family Pack consisting of Windows 7 Home Premium for installation on up to 3 PCs.

Today, most homes have more than one PC in them. When you run Windows 7 on more than one PC on a home network, you can do more with features like HomeGroup. HomeGroup allows people to connect to PCs on their network and share files, music and photos with the whole family – easily. The Windows 7 Family Pack is an easy and affordable way to get all your PCs in your household running Windows 7 through licensing to install Windows 7 Home Premium on up to 3 PCs.

The Windows 7 Family Pack will be available starting on October 22nd until supplies last here in the US and other select markets. In the US, the price for the Windows 7 Family Pack will be $149.99 for 3 Windows 7 Home Premium licenses. That’s a savings of more than $200 for three licenses.

Family pack in the EU Pricing:

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/08/24/update-on-windows-7-in-europe.aspx

As far as I know the $49 dollar deal was a pre-order upgrade deal (check out this link: http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/personal-finance/lifestyle-money/personal-technology/microsoft-allow-pre-orders-windows--upgrade/) in other words buy this before launch..

Most people I know get it free with their MSDN/Technet/Partner Program membership or free to academic programs..

Oh and for the record everyone on the "SMALLER" Tech beta, got a copy of Windows 7 for free.. In other words anyone could download it, but if you were actually filing bug reports etc. You could get it for free.. I just don't want people thinking that because they got a beta to review, that meant they were actually on the tech beta..  Bug reports actually require you to do a lot more work, than a crash report by the way..

If you signed up for the Windows 7 launch events in the USA you get a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate as well..

For those looking to update from Windows XP simply use the XP Windows Easy Transfer Option to move your software and settings..

The procedure is detailed here..

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd446674%28WS.10%29.aspx#BKMK_UpgradeFromXP

[DonnyEMU]

Snow Leopard no longer runs on non-Intel Mac hardware by the way.. The G4/G5 Macs are officially "HISTORY"..