• Win7 to sell in UK for half the US price? Nawwwww…

    Posted on August 20, 2009 at 08:04 CDT by • Comment in the Forums

    Nate Lanxon at CNet UK has an article that breathlessly declares that you folks in UK will be able to get Windows 7 for half the price charged to us Yanks.

    In the UK, full versions of Windows 7 Home Premium — not an upgrade edition — are going to cost around £65. That’s less than the price the Yanks have to pay just for an upgrade version — $120 (£72) — and half what they’ll have to cough up for a full version — $200 (£122).

    What Nate says is absolutely true. But he doesn’t mention the Windows 7 Family Pack, which should give those on the left side of the little puddle three licenses for Windows 7 Home Premium for a paltry US $ 150, or about £30 each.

    As I mentioned three weeks ago, it isn’t clear from Microsoft’s announcement whether the Family pack consists of three full licenses, or three upgrades. But, clearly, it’s difficult to put together an apples-to-apples comparison.

    Right now, if you live in the US or have a friend in the US, the best approach appears to be installing the RTM version of Windows 7 Home Premium, and buying the Family Pack. If you don’t need all three copies, you surely can find a couple of people who do. When the Family Pack arrives, use the keys in the box (or have your friend in the US email you the keys) and you’re in like Flinn.

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