Filed under: OS Updates, Windows, Microsoft
UK Windows 7 price to be 50% of US price
by Brad Linder Aug 19th 2009 at 1:00PM
But CNET has discovered that Microsoft is charging just £65 for a full version of Windows 7 Home Premium. That's about $107 US, while Americans will have to pay about $200 to get a full version. Heck, even the upgrade version of Windows 7 Home Premium will run $120 in the US.
The Microsoft UK store lists the price a bit higher at £79.99 or about $131 US, but you can find the operating system for £65 at Amazon.
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Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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Wilkie said 2:48PM on 8-19-2009
Why can't we lose Internet Explorer and get 50% off too?
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Kevin said 1:46PM on 8-20-2009
Heh.. so IE is really that valuable to you?
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Malteserr said 3:00PM on 8-19-2009
It's about time we got something for a lower price than you guys, because we get raped at everything else when it comes to Software/Hardware.
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Geir said 6:00PM on 8-19-2009
Shave off another 50%, get Linux!
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kojo87 said 3:32PM on 8-19-2009
so Linux costs 25% of US Windows? nice math dink
Geir said 6:05PM on 8-19-2009
I meant of course 50% + 50% = 100% mr. jojo.
I'm sure you can find a Linux distro at around 25% off the U.S. price of Windows 7 too though.
shibathedog said 3:51PM on 8-19-2009
So can I order a UK copy and use it in the US? Or is there some form of region detection? I probably wouldn't be able to get it from amazon though because wouldn't they know not to sell it out of the country?
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Andrew Moulton said 8:27AM on 8-20-2009
You could, but it would probably have pounds sterling, and U.K. English 'round every corner. I WANT. You could probably buy the UK version from amazon, with an import cost that would make it not worthwhile. On the other hand, I have a feeling there will be PLENTY of good deals with coupons and upgrade options in the future, right here in the USA
Muffin_man said 8:58PM on 8-19-2009
It doesn't really matter when MS isn't offering any sort of upgrade package for European shoppers. I'm going to have to reinstall all my programs, games, copy over all my old files and tweak the new system to work how I like it. I think I'll stick around despite the lower price.
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Andrew Moulton said 4:28AM on 8-20-2009
or you could just not upgrade, i don't think it would kill you to use the setup you're accustomed to...that being said, it would kill me not to have the latest software, but i have MSDN so pfft! :-P
Gareth said 7:26AM on 8-21-2009
I preordered my copy for £45 ($74)
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