Windows 7 Pricing

Category: Operating Systems
Posted: June 25, 2009 06:42AM
Author: redtigerdragon

The prices for Microsoft's upcoming operating system, Windows 7, have been announced. One of the biggest announcements is that there will be a price cut of 10% on the most popular version of the OS, Home Premium. The prices are as follows (prices in brackets are the current prices of the equivalent Vista, all prices are retail prices in USD): Home Premium for $199.99 ($239.99), Professional for $299.99 ($299.99) and Ultimate for $319.99 ($399.99). Don't be alarmed by these prices, as most people buy the software OEM, and retail sales only account for less than 5% of Windows total sales figures. To end on a positive note, you can preorder Windows 7 for a lot less. The prices and dates are as follows: in the US: Windows 7 Home Premium ($49.99) and Windows 7 Professional ($99.99) starting June 26, in Canada: Windows 7 Home Premium ($64.99) and Windows 7 Professional ($124.99) starting June 26, in Japan: Windows 7 Home Premium (¥7,407) and Windows 7 Professional (¥14,073) starting June 26, in the UK: Windows 7 Home Premium (£49.99) and Windows 7 Professional (£99.99) starting July 15, and in France and Germany: Windows 7 Home Premium (€49.99) and Windows 7 Professional (€109.99) starting July 15.