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Rumour: Windows 7 Family Pack Will Offer Three Licenses For $137

By Adrian Covert on July 10, 2009 at 10:29 AM

Prices for the Windows 7 Family Pack have apparently leaked, according to ZDNet, and the multi-user bundle will net you three copies of Windows 7 for $US137. Also revealed were prices for the Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade products.

These prices aren’t 100 percent confirmed, and no one knows certain when these products will ship. But the speculation is that upgrading from Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7 Home Premium will cost $US82, while upgrading from Home Premium to Professional or Ultimate will cost $US91 or $US138, respectively.

Is your head spinning yet? Good. Because you should also know that Microsoft plans to run a pre-release promotion to lower both the Home Premium and Ultimate upgrade prices to $US49 and $US99, respectively. OK, done. Phew. [ZDNet via Electronista]

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  • Saboth
    July 10, 2009 at 11:15 PM
    I have to admit, I am liking how MS is handling the release of Windows 7 so far. With the 50% off deals and family packages, it all seems very reasonable.

    Saboth

  • Lightsout565
    July 10, 2009 at 10:27 PM
    @biggerx: All versions include both the 32 bit and 64 bit dvds
  • ryaninc
    July 10, 2009 at 8:09 PM
    I already bought 3 licenses through the pre-order. Paid 50 each, so $150 for three. If they really sell a 3 license family pack for 13 bucks less, I'll be a mite grumpy.
  • TheWerewolf - Causing headlines!
    July 10, 2009 at 4:52 PM
    "Because you should also know that Microsoft plans to run a pre-release promotion to lower both the Home Premium and Ultimate upgrade prices to $49 and $99, respectively." Wait... I'm confused... This promotion has been running for over a week now. Except it's Premium and Professional that's $49 and $99 respectively. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat185500050009&type=category Amazon has the same promotion. It's only running for another day or so, so it's a bit late. Is the date wrong on this post or is this a new promotion? WHOA! We have editing!!!! AWESOME!
  • NotSoSiniSter
    July 10, 2009 at 2:27 PM
    wait, another half off deal like the only going to the 11th?

    NotSoSiniSter

  • HarroChan
    July 10, 2009 at 1:53 PM
    this new comment system is confusing

    HarroChan

  • biggerx
    July 10, 2009 at 1:49 PM
    @Lite: is on a boat.: At least for the Ultimate version it should.

    biggerx

  • AeronPeryton
    July 10, 2009 at 1:21 PM
    @Cordfucious of Tech Clan: It was probably going to be temporary until Apple announced the price for Snow Leopard ($29 upg, $129 full). I'm glad Microsoft is getting sensible with the cost of Windows. There are far more PCs out there than Macs, it shouldn't cost $400 to upgrade each one.
  • MePerson
    July 10, 2009 at 1:04 PM
    So now it's a "Windows 7 Home & Student"?

    MePerson

  • nightryder21
    July 10, 2009 at 1:03 PM
    @Lite: is on a boat.: Except you first have to pay few extra hundred dollars to run it on an Apple computer. So please STFU.

    nightryder21

  • Lite: is on a boat.
    July 10, 2009 at 12:34 PM
    @ajr: I'm guessing it probably has both discs inside the case. Or, at least I would hope it would.
  • psychiccheese
    July 10, 2009 at 12:34 PM
    Microsoft plans to run a pre-release promotion to lower both the Home Premium and Ultimate upgrade prices to $49 and $99, respectively.

    Should that say "Home Premium and Professional", or does the professional upgrade price not get lowered?
    I'm still deciding whether I should bother to get Professional over premium, seeing as the only extra features I'll ever use is remote deskop, which could easily be replaced by 3rd party software, and possibly XP mode.
    maybe I'll need the 192 GB of RAM, since 16 won't be enough to run Crysis: 4D: Spaceship battles: extended graphics edition. Edit: apparently linebreaks aren't added in automatically?

    psychiccheese

  • Lite: is on a boat.
    July 10, 2009 at 12:32 PM
    @Lite: is on a boat.: And of course these are just rumors so who the hell knows whether it will actually happen or not.

    But, if it is true then it's a good step in the right direction by Microsoft for atoning for blasphemy of a product that Vista is.

    (This message is being happily typed on a machine running Win7 RC1)
  • ajr
    July 10, 2009 at 12:27 PM
    Is there a chance of getting both a 32-bit version AND a 64-bit version with the family pack?

    ajr

  • Lite: is on a boat.
    July 10, 2009 at 12:18 PM
    @Cordfucious of Tech Clan: So, I can upgrade 3 machines for $137? Or $99? Or?? Theoretically maybe?

    Yet, I could upgrade 5 macs for $50?

    Still seems a bit steep for what really mostly Vista SP3 with some additional features thrown on top of it. But, I'll still end up paying for it anyway I'm sure.
  • iGo
    July 10, 2009 at 12:03 PM
    If 3-pack multi-user version of Win7 Pro will cost this good, then god damn it I'm pre-ordering it.... if at all they will have the same thing up for pre-order.
  • Canoehead
    July 10, 2009 at 11:29 AM
    Oh well, if the Family Pack is a better deal I can just cancel my Amazon $50 pre-order.

    Canoehead

  • prabh1602
    July 10, 2009 at 11:26 AM
    Wait, I might have confused myself. The upgrade packs are for upgrades from Vista to 7 or simply upgrade from 7 Home to 7 Pro. And any news on Pro licences packs yet?

    prabh1602

  • meow-mixer
    July 10, 2009 at 11:19 AM
    Does anyone know the prices for a Windows Vista Home Premium upgrade? Or have they not been released yet? I'd rather upgrade than reformat.

    meow-mixer

  • jerNELS
    July 10, 2009 at 11:08 AM
    wait, ultimate for $99??? How do I get that deal? My head is spinning. I know you said upgrade, does that count for xp? I'm sorry, I should research or just wait... but man, I have to use windows for AutoDesk programs, so I really really really can't wait for windows seven!
  • OolonColluphid
    July 10, 2009 at 10:49 AM
    Anyone know what kind of licenses are in the family pack? Are they OEM or retail? I mean, can I move them from computer to computer? Is that the preorder price? I assume if that's the final price, they must be OEM style licenses.
  • Cordfucious of Tech Clan
    July 10, 2009 at 10:39 AM
    So basically the pre-sale half off deals were to see how many of us would bite? Was this price point testing? Either way it seems like a win win for all involved.

    Cordfucious of Tech Clan

  • Izual
    July 10, 2009 at 10:38 AM
    Wait, let me get this straight, the rumor says that I'm gonna pay $82 for three copies of windows 7? Or does this add up with the $199 of one single copy?
  • tripledub
    July 11, 2009 at 2:42 AM
    @jerNELS: If I read it right this is the upgrade from windows7 to windows 7. The anytime upgrades just like in vista

    tripledub

  • jlarroulet
    July 11, 2009 at 12:37 AM
    Great! If the rumor is true, this is a really competitive price tag, which will deter piracy and encourage people to actually buy Windows 7. Let's face it, the product is very much worth the money

    jlarroulet

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