Get your hands on Windows 7
Windows 7 most of the people have heard about it. Microsoft has started this voice back on October 22nd, 2008. Now Microsoft has released some of the official wording about it.
Microsoft has announced the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program & Windows 7 Pricing this week. Microsoft has also announced a special pre-order offer for selected markets.
Let us first emphase on the GA and the worldwide availability of Windows 7. Microsoft has really focused to make a effort that many people around the world get this product as quickly as possible. OEM with PCs will started to be shipped in all language version beginning on October, 22nd.
And the retail version of this software will be available on 22nd with all the languages gone are the days when all language versions take more months to get released. In fact – Microsoft will release with a gap of ONE week.
On October 22nd, Windows 7 will be available in the following 14 languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Chinese (Hong Kong).
Then on October 31st, the remaining 21 languages will become available: Turkish, Czech, Portuguese, Hungarian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Ukrainian, Romanian, Arabic, Lithuanian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Slovenian, Hebrew, Thai, Croatian, Serbian Latin, and Latvian.
Windows 7 truly is a global release and Microsoft people are excited to be able to tell my international friends that when I say Windows 7 will be available for the holidays – I mean everywhere in the world.
If you want a system now on or after June 26th and need Windows 7 in it no need to worry Microsoft has given an option in it. Anyone who buys a PC from a participating OEM or retailer with Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate on it will all receive an upgrade to the corresponding version of Windows 7 at little or no cost to customers. The Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program will be available until January 31st, 2010 – and is global!
For more information on taking advantage of the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program, visit www.windows.com/upgradeoffer.
How much will Windows 7 cost?
For Windows 7, Microsoft is reducing the price on most popular retail product for customers, the Home Premium Upgrade, by approximately 10% (depending on the market). In the U.S., this means a customer buying Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade will pay only $119.99 instead of the $129.99 being charged today for its predecessor.
Overall, customers will be paying less and getting more with Windows 7. This includes fun new features such as HomeGroup, Device Stage, Aero Shake, Snap, Peek, Jump Lists and completely redesigned Windows Taskbar. These new features make your PC simpler and much easier to use.
So here’s the low-down on pricing for Windows 7. The estimated retail prices for upgrade packaged retail product of Windows 7 in the U.S. are:
- Windows 7 Home Premium (Upgrade): $119.99
- Windows 7 Professional (Upgrade): $199.99
- Windows 7 Ultimate (Upgrade): $219.99
And the estimated retail prices for full packaged retail product of Windows 7 in the U.S. are:
- Windows 7 Home Premium (Full): $199.99
- Windows 7 Professional (Full): $299.99
- Windows 7 Ultimate (Full): $319.99
This means that Windows 7 Home Premium full retail product is $40.00 less than Windows Vista Home Premium today.
Finally, as a way of saying thank you to our loyal Windows customers, Microsoft has introduced a special time limited offer! Microsoft will offer more than 50% discount. In US you can pre order Windows 7 Home Premium for USD $49.99 or Windows 7 Professional for USD $99.99. You can take advantage of this special offer online via select retail partners such as Best Buy or Amazon, or the online Microsoft Store.
This program begins 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. Customers in the UK, France and Germany, can pre-order their copy of Windows 7 starting July 15th and will run until August 14th (or supplies last) to ensure folks don’t miss out on this. Act fast if you want to be the first in line to get Windows 7 at this screaming deal! Note: The special low pre-order price will vary per country.
