AtheK Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Microsoft let the cat out of the bag early last week by revealing that its forthcoming operating system should be in stores for Christmas '09. That revelation, it seems, has opened the door for others as Windows enthusiast-and-blogger Paul Thurrot has now added that "you'll be able to get the final version of Windows 7 publicly on October 15, 2009." That's about as specific as it gets, and Thurrot - working, presumably, from a Microsoft-provided schedule - seems to believe the date is set in stone and suggests that would-be buyers can begin to mark their calendars. There's still no official word from Microsoft, we should add, but Thurrot's Windows 7 insight has a solid track record. So, with Microsoft's next major release just 150 days away, will you be planning a day-one purchase? Maybe not, according to Dell marketing executive Darrel Ward. Speaking in an interview, Ward suggests that although demand for the multiple editions of Windows 7 is greater than that of previous Microsoft releases, "the ASPs (average selling price) of the operating systems are higher than they were for Vista and XP". Suggesting that higher prices in tough economic times could be naive on Microsoft's part, he adds "I can tell you that the licensing tiers at retail are more expensive than they were for Vista". The news may come as a surprise to customers expecting a low-cost upgrade to the much-maligned Windows Vista, and the supposedly-rising prices will also apply to business users with Windows 7 Professional expected to be more costly than Windows Vista Business. Microsoft has thus far remained tight-lipped in regards to Windows 7 pricing, but it appears Redmond's flagship operating system won't come cheap. Source: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=18472 Lets see how this one fares.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastAvenger Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 This is not a final date and avoid what Paul Thurott says. According to him Windows 7 will get a new user interface which is a little crappy thing to say especially when your product is sitting at RC and you have no idea how users will respond to something this big in the last stage also these are not official Microsoft dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted May 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 possibly, but then we also need something to discuss don't we Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kazekage Gaara Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Who here has tried this ? Would love to have his impressions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersim Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Read somewhere that average price for Windows 7 is gonna be pretty higher than that of Vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante77 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 never tried but I heard its good. but will definitely try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted May 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Read somewhere that average price for Windows 7 is gonna be pretty higher than that of Vista. touted to be around 20k for ultimate ver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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