Windows 7 Pre-Order Pricing
July 16, 2009
Windows 7 is already proving to be a success, as Amazon and Play sold out of their allocated pre-orders after only hours of being on sale, and before I could bag myself at least one copy. Or more specifically, they’re not allowed to sell any more for the bargain price of £50, instead upping the price to £75. So, I’ve turned to the less popular electronics retailer Comet where it’s still available for £45. I picked up two copies as it’s likely that each disc ships with a license for only a single machine. Still, £45 per license is still freaking good value, it’s just a shame Microsoft can’t keep the price this low, as I’m sure most people would rather wait until they buy their next computer than paying nearly £200 for an operating system.
Looks like I’ve seen the back of Windows XP and Vista, and Windows 7 will probably never see Internet Explorer, since it’s been banned from being installed as standard in Europe. Many distros will be shipping with IE8 on a CD-ROM, quite retro really but without a browser on board it’s a bit of a chicken and egg; unless you happen to have a copy of Firefox lying around on a flash drive.
I’m curious to see actual figures of how many copies have been pre-ordered.
