Windows 7

niktheguru

Yes its expensive but don't forget the only reason it was so cheap before as pre-order was due to the fact the EU was previously not going to get an upgrade version of the OS due to the browser restrictions that were placed upon microsoft and how we were originally going to get a windows 7-E version. Now that has all been cleared up with the "browser options" screen it was only a matter of time before the full OS version prices shot up again and the upgrade software was introduced. I luckily did buy a couple of copies from tesco while the too good to be true 40quid offer was about.

You have a few options:

1 buy from amazon (the sensible one!)
2. get a friend who is student or works for NHS to get you a copy for cheap.
3. Buy an upgrade version (remember you just need the vista/xp disc +/- product code and you will still be able to do a clean install of 7 (and not just an upgrade like most ppl think)
4. Buy an OEM version
5. Buy a new computer.

Windows 7 is a much better improvement on vista, tho in fairness i did like vista too apart from its few flaws. I've been beta testing 7 and have been using 7 RTM since it launched, its a great piece of kit.

prowla

spaceboy wrote: »

Just shows you how scummy Tesco are though. I hate them.

Tesco did a time-limited offer, and it's expired.
Do you see an item in a sale and then go back once the sale is over and complain that it's no longer at the cheaper price?

ThomasK31ly

spaceboy wrote: »

Ideally I'd like it cheaper

Youv`e landed on the wrong planet /\^/\

prowla

Marty_J wrote: »

£147 for software that use you every day isn't bad.

That works out at about 90p a week over the course of three years.

Sure, it would be nice if it were cheaper, but it's hardly "daylight robbery". No one is forcing you to use it. If Windows 7 isn't worth the money, then stick with XP or Vista (or if they weren't worth the money either, Windows 95 or 98).

Unfortunately, we have 5 PCs, so suddenly the £147 multiplies up.
In contrast, another vendor's recent OS upgrade was £38 for a 5 systems package.

prowla

Dime_Bar wrote: »

How do you come to the conclusion that it is day light robbery then?

What have you got to compare it against?

You can't against Googles Chrome OS as its not out yet and the specs are unknown, plus it is not a commercial product.

You cant against the free flavours of Linux as again these are not commercial products.

And you can't against OSX as you cannot buy a Mac without an OS and cannot install the OS on anything but a Mac.

So the only comparison would be with one of the paid for Linux flavour like Red Hat Enterprise which is $80 per yer so not much different over a 3 year period.

Have you ever seen how much development goes into an OS or even just a large application?

You can run OS X on other than Macs; it just takes a bit of effort (I even have OS X running in a VMware VM hosted on a Vista PC).
And how about Sun Solaris - that is a (true) enterprise OS, and available for free.

spaceboy

prowla wrote: »

Tesco did a time-limited offer, and it's expired.
Do you see an item in a sale and then go back once the sale is over and complain that it's no longer at the cheaper price?

I'm more complaining about their normal retail price, I know it was a limited time offer.

Ideally I'd like it for about £50. This is supposed to be a money saving forum!

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spaceboy wrote: »

This is how I'm working out that £147 is a rip-ff:

It's £68 at amazon.co.uk

It was £40 from Tesco

It's much cheaper in america

Tell me any other products that have such a huge price saving before launch??? The £147 represents huge mark-ups.

There's been promotional waves on the pricing for Windows 7 with the biggest discounts available to those who preordered first. Obviously Tesco have sold their allotment of the promotional packages and have now returned to the normal structure.

I think actually that Windows 7 has been cheaper in the UK than it has for the USA due to the initial confusion over upgrade editions etc, you can't really complain about the price if you dragged your feet over buying it.

spaceboy

anewhope wrote: »

There's been promotional waves on the pricing for Windows 7 with the biggest discounts available to those who preordered first. Obviously Tesco have sold their allotment of the promotional packages and have now returned to the normal structure.

I think actually that Windows 7 has been cheaper in the UK than it has for the USA due to the initial confusion over upgrade editions etc, you can't really complain about the price if you dragged your feet over buying it.

Oh but you can, it's a free country (I think). The promotional prices though really take the !!!! out of the official retail price. Like I said name another product like it for price variation and offers.

Dime_Bar

prowla wrote: »

You can run OS X on other than Macs; it just takes a bit of effort (I even have OS X running in a VMware VM hosted on a Vista PC).
And how about Sun Solaris - that is a (true) enterprise OS, and available for free.

I was talking about within the Rules set out in the End User Licence, which for OSX state it must be on Apple Hardware.

Again though to obtain some kind of support for Sun Solaris you need a paid for agreement if I am correct.

Marty_J

spaceboy wrote: »

It's much cheaper in america

It's really not. The Amazon price for the Home Premium upgrade in the US is $119, or £75. The UK price is £64.99.

The US price for the full version is $199, which is £125. The UK price is £64.68.

Though, as I've pointed out before, it's rather meaningless to compare prices in this fashion.

spaceboy wrote: »

The promotional prices though really take the !!!! out of the official retail price. Like I said name another product like it for price variation and offers.

So if the promotional price was higher, that would make it OK?