Post by Andreas Prescher on Sept 27, 2009 9:33:07 GMT -1
Upgrading
Windows Vista can be upgraded to Windows 7 with an in-place upgrade if the processor architecture, comparable edition, and language version are the same.[2][8][33] Windows XP can only be upgraded to Windows 7 via a clean install.[2][8][27][34] Windows 7 will support in-place upgrades from a lower edition to a higher one using the Windows Anytime Upgrade tool.
Here are the latest prices for windows 7 which will come out on october 22. 2009
After Sept. 1, prices for Windows 7 upgrades in the U.K. will be £79.99 for Home Premium, £189.99 for Professional and £199.99 for Ultimate. In other countries, prices will be €119.99 for Home Premium, €285 for Professional and €299 for Ultimate.
New prices for the "full" versions in the U.K. will be £149.99 (Home Premium), £219.99 (Professional) and £229.99 (Ultimate). Prices for the same editions in countries that use the euro will be €199.99 (Home Premium), €309 (Professional) and €319 (Ultimate).
Those prices take effect Sept. 1.
As has been its practice, Microsoft set the prices of the European editions of the Family Pack at amounts that are much higher than U.S. prices when currency exchange rates are taken into account.
In the U.K., the three-license pack will go for £149.99, or $246.03 at current exchange rates; that's $96.04 more than the $149.99 U.S. price tag. Customers elsewhere in Europe will pay €149.99 for Family Pack, or $214.56 at today's exchange rate, for a $64.57 premium over the U.S. price.
Like in the U.S., however, the Family Pack can dramatically drive down the price of upgrading several machines for European users. In the U.K., the pack costs £92.98, which is less than the cost of three separate Home Premium upgrade licenses, while in the rest of Europe the savings comes to €209.98.
This Information was taken from wikipedia and various other informative pages from the internet
Windows Vista can be upgraded to Windows 7 with an in-place upgrade if the processor architecture, comparable edition, and language version are the same.[2][8][33] Windows XP can only be upgraded to Windows 7 via a clean install.[2][8][27][34] Windows 7 will support in-place upgrades from a lower edition to a higher one using the Windows Anytime Upgrade tool.
Here are the latest prices for windows 7 which will come out on october 22. 2009
After Sept. 1, prices for Windows 7 upgrades in the U.K. will be £79.99 for Home Premium, £189.99 for Professional and £199.99 for Ultimate. In other countries, prices will be €119.99 for Home Premium, €285 for Professional and €299 for Ultimate.
New prices for the "full" versions in the U.K. will be £149.99 (Home Premium), £219.99 (Professional) and £229.99 (Ultimate). Prices for the same editions in countries that use the euro will be €199.99 (Home Premium), €309 (Professional) and €319 (Ultimate).
Those prices take effect Sept. 1.
As has been its practice, Microsoft set the prices of the European editions of the Family Pack at amounts that are much higher than U.S. prices when currency exchange rates are taken into account.
In the U.K., the three-license pack will go for £149.99, or $246.03 at current exchange rates; that's $96.04 more than the $149.99 U.S. price tag. Customers elsewhere in Europe will pay €149.99 for Family Pack, or $214.56 at today's exchange rate, for a $64.57 premium over the U.S. price.
Like in the U.S., however, the Family Pack can dramatically drive down the price of upgrading several machines for European users. In the U.K., the pack costs £92.98, which is less than the cost of three separate Home Premium upgrade licenses, while in the rest of Europe the savings comes to €209.98.
This Information was taken from wikipedia and various other informative pages from the internet