Amazon.com Software Store Introduces New Windows 7 for over 50 Percent off, Launches Resource Center for Windows 7, and Announces Release-Day Delivery

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re: Amazon.com Software Store Introduces New Windows 7 for over 50 Percent off, Launches Resource Center for Windows 7, and Announces Release-Day Delivery

chuckb84 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:52:30 GMT

"Regarding XP, customers can purchase upgrade media and an upgrade license to move from Windows XP to Windows 7," a company spokeswoman said in an e-mail this morning. "However, they will need to do a clean installation of Windows 7."

Ouch. This isn't going to be an easy upgrade for the vast majority of non-technical XP users. And those users outnumber Vista users almost 3:1 worldwide

So, upgrade for XP users, yes, migration, not so much.

It sure gives the impression that most users will be told, or conclude on their own, that the best path forward is just to buy a new computer with Win7 pre-installed, which is probably true.

re: Amazon.com Software Store Introduces New Windows 7 for over 50 Percent off, Launches Resource Center for Windows 7, and Announces Release-Day Delivery

chuckb84 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:42:35 GMT

"Amazon.com customers can pre-order Windows 7 at these prices now through July 11, while supplies last."

Since the product isn't shipping, what is the meaning of the phrase "while supplies last?"

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mikegalos@msn.com — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:25:44 GMT

Actually...

Windows 2000 -> WIndows 7 - $50-$120

Windows XP -> Windows 7 - $50-$120

Windows Vista -> Windows 7 - $50-$120

Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.3 -> 10.6 (Not Possible, PowerPC not supported)

Mac OS X 10.4 PowerPC -> 10.6 (Not Possible, PowerPC not supported)

Mac OS X 10.4 Intel -> 10.6 (Either $158 [10.4->10.5->10.6] or $169 [Mac Box Set])

Mac OS X 10.5 -> 10.6 ($29)

So if, AND ONLY IF, you bought a new Mac since late October 2007 do you qualify for the $29 point release price. If you bought your Mac before that you either can't run it at all (Macs from 1984-2005 and some sold as late as August 2006) or you have had to pay a total of roughly $160-170 for this upgrade.

See Ed Bott's column at: blogs.zdnet.com/Bott for more details on the upgrade pricing that apparently confused many Mac owners.

re: Amazon.com Software Store Introduces New Windows 7 for over 50 Percent off, Launches Resource Center for Windows 7, and Announces Release-Day Delivery

robertsjoe — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:20:35 GMT

The Microsoft tax at work.

Let's see. OS X Snow Leopard minor update: $29. Windows 7 Ultimate: $219.99. The difference being the Microsoft tax.

Microsoft: Ripping people off for decades (tm)

re: Amazon.com Software Store Introduces New Windows 7 for over 50 Percent off, Launches Resource Center for Windows 7, and Announces Release-Day Delivery

gorath — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:55:59 GMT

Avro, lol!

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Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:48:21 GMT

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re: Amazon.com Software Store Introduces New Windows 7 for over 50 Percent off, Launches Resource Center for Windows 7, and Announces Release-Day Delivery

Sir_Timbit — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:25:08 GMT

SO I'm assuming there'd be no problem if you currently have Vista Ultimate?

re: Amazon.com Software Store Introduces New Windows 7 for over 50 Percent off, Launches Resource Center for Windows 7, and Announces Release-Day Delivery

Avro — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:05:02 GMT

Gorath, No problem mate,

I'll email it to you from my Mac Pro :-)

re: Amazon.com Software Store Introduces New Windows 7 for over 50 Percent off, Launches Resource Center for Windows 7, and Announces Release-Day Delivery

gorath — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:56:16 GMT

Avro, that's fine, I have no intention of using IE8 anyway, I'll just download fire..... oh wait, can't do that.

re: Amazon.com Software Store Introduces New Windows 7 for over 50 Percent off, Launches Resource Center for Windows 7, and Announces Release-Day Delivery

Avro — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:04:59 GMT

Looks like we are getting the E Type and it's not a Jaguar (XKE for the Americans ;-) )

www.amazon.co.uk/.../ref=sr_1_2

re: Amazon.com Software Store Introduces New Windows 7 for over 50 Percent off, Launches Resource Center for Windows 7, and Announces Release-Day Delivery

Andreas J — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:02:20 GMT

Oh, that would be so nice to get Windows 7 on my birthday!

re: Amazon.com Software Store Introduces New Windows 7 for over 50 Percent off, Launches Resource Center for Windows 7, and Announces Release-Day Delivery

gorath — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:53:36 GMT

hmm, nothing on the amazon UK site yet.