You want Australian pricing for Windows 7? You got it. Just don’t complain to us if you don’t like the numbers.
The press release that came through with the pricing details was a little confusing, but here’s what you’re looking at: If you pick up a new PC from today, you’ll be able to upgrade to Windows 7 for free. Okay, free may not be 100% accurate – there may some postage and handling costs involved, depending on which manufacturer’s PC you purchase. You’ll just have to pay attention to T&Cs when you pick up your new computer to find out what you’re expected to pay.
If you don’t want to pick up a new PC, there are prices available to upgrade you from Vista or XP for the Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate SKUs, going for $199, $399 and $429 respectively.
If you want to buy the OS from scratch, you’re looking at $299 for Home Premium, $449 for professional and $469 for Ultimate.
So what do you say, PCs out there? Are these prices reasonable enough to entice you to upgrade come October 22?
Shoaib
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 1:15 PMI am seriously considering to upgrade to Win 7 professional. I have it for a few months and I like it. But at these prices in Australia considering in US the professional upgrade is $199, I will prefer not to buy immediately. No wonder Apple has done the right thing by slashing its prices on mac and mini etc.
I hope Microsoft will cut the prices soon considering the strength of Aussie $.
lasher
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10:46 PMthis is like being gang raped except you its legal. I only paid $39 for snow leopard which improve on a good OS. MS are just improving on their shite OS .
Chris
Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 9:05 AMWhat an absolute joke! With pricing like this atleast you would expect an OS that has had major upgrades – By the way how much do the developers get paid given that the baseline is $299.00AU. Get with the program Microsoft! stop tinkering and develope the bloody OS.
Chris Poynter
Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 10:35 AMI had been waiting for a ‘killer application’ to persuade me to move to Linux, now i’ve got one, Windows 7
labs
Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 4:21 PMThe thing I really ‘love’ about the pricing is that we have three computers! That means buying three copies of the OS! LOL
Nice one M$oft! We won’t be getting W7 until they have a more practical multiple licensing scheme in place!
Chris
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 10:54 PMPoor little jonny doesn’t want shitty mac hardware. Probably one of those poor souls that has spent years dealing with the complete and total nonsense that is the Windows Operating System. All those years wasted while mac users have had a relatively easy time using their tools. Let’s face it if people had known the heartache they faced when they bought their first Windows machine they would never have done it. What do i think about the price of Windows 7 I done’t care, I’d rather stick needles in my eyes than contribute one dollar to the overblown bank accounts of the Microsoft Billionaires.
In fact Microsoft should be facing a class action for selling windows as an operating system, press start, shutdown – blue screen – all fall down. Bring on the next Y2K, now that was funny!
Tim
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11:54 AMI think there is no good reason for the price difference than M$ beening nothing more than just greedy. I will encourage my friends and family to switch to ubuntu/kubuntu. A quick note to M$ I am from a reasonable size family.
Nickøs Hutchings
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 12:03 AM***Torrent time***
Mike
Monday, January 4, 2010 at 6:43 AMAny business that’s says to its customers ” Dont complain to us if you don’t like the prices” has a short business life expectancy.
I’ve gone looking elsewhere for the info that I’m after.
mike
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 8:18 PMso after reading all those comments about windows 7, if i buy a version overseas can i install it to my p,c, herein Ausy with no probs?? or has bill gates got that covered also?? the greddy hungry bastard.