Windows 7 OEM prices unveiled, 50% off list price

(2 replies) #1 devHead on 29 Sep 2009 - 10:44

Another hurrah for Newegg! They are the best in the world.

#1.1 daniel_rh on 29 Sep 2009 - 13:54

devHead said,

Another hurrah for Newegg! They are the best in the world.

I love that store

#1.2 ZeroHour on 29 Sep 2009 - 15:33

I would love newegg in the uk too

#2 GP007 on 29 Sep 2009 - 10:46

OEM is the way to go. I'm going to be getting my copy this way later on.

(7 replies) #3 lawtai on 29 Sep 2009 - 10:50

Will you need to also buy hardware with the software?

#3.1 +shinji257 on 29 Sep 2009 - 11:11

lawtai said,

Will you need to also buy hardware with the software?

yes

#3.2 daddy_spank on 29 Sep 2009 - 13:33

shinji257 said,

yes

Are you sure about that...?

#3.3 iamwhoiam on 29 Sep 2009 - 13:39

Not once have I ever had to purchase any H/W to get OEM software.

#3.4 GP007 on 29 Sep 2009 - 14:27

I dunno, there's OEM and then there is ODM versions? While the same in a sense maybe ODM doesn't require it come with hardware? I've always heard and known that a OEM copy had to come with some sorta hardware buy.

#3.5 GreyWolfSC on 29 Sep 2009 - 15:52

I believe they dropped the "major hardware" requirement for OEM copies when Vista came out.

#3.6 soonerproud on 29 Sep 2009 - 18:22

shinji257 said,

yes

Not at all.

Microsoft changed the packaging so that places like Newegg can offer the OEM copy in a system builders pack without having to buy any hardware. It has been this way now for a couple of years.

#3.7 aarste on 30 Sep 2009 - 00:11

lawtai said,

Will you need to also buy hardware with the software?

I bought 2 copies of XP OEM without hardware at all in the basket, first purchase was about 5 years ago, and my 2nd copy about 2 years ago for a newer PC.

(4 replies) #4 FloatingFatMan on 29 Sep 2009 - 11:00

How about OEM pricing for the UK?

#4.1 +Mike Chipshop on 29 Sep 2009 - 11:10

+1

#4.2 GP007 on 29 Sep 2009 - 14:29

Probably the same number wise? They fall pretty close often. Or just convert it from $ to pounds and round up?

#4.3 the andyman on 29 Sep 2009 - 17:14

UK OEM pricing: http://www.ebuyer.com/cat/System-Builder-S...ubcat/Windows-7

#4.4 DJGM on 29 Sep 2009 - 23:41

the andyman said,

UK OEM pricing: http://www.ebuyer.com/cat/System-Builder-S...ubcat/Windows-7

Geez ... those prices are higher than Windows Vista OEM packs! Greedy b******s ... !

(3 replies) #5 cork1958 on 29 Sep 2009 - 11:31

Now that's a little more like what it should be priced at any where, not just Newegg.

#5.1 ThaCrip on 29 Sep 2009 - 20:45

exactly... because $100 for a OS is 'reasonable' but that $200+ crap is ridiculous.

luckily for me i got a FREE legit key (Win7 Home Pre x64 RTM) but i was at the right place at the right time to get it. it was pure luck.

#5.2 toadeater on 29 Sep 2009 - 23:02

ThaCrip said,

exactly... because $100 for a OS is 'reasonable' but that $200+ crap is ridiculous.

$100 and $200 are reasonable if you're talking about a single adult with a single computer. But take the average family, they need to buy several copies, then the price becomes outrageous. You have to factor in the hardware costs too.

Windows has always been an obscene cash cow for MS. $200 is 1990s pricing, back when there were 100x fewer customers for MS. What does MS do with all the undeserved billions it makes from Windows?

It's not like Windows 7 isn't going to sell. It's going to be preloaded, it's a guaranteed sale no matter how good or bad it is. There's something seriously wrong with that, from a capitalistic point of view. MS is like socialism. Windows is like a tax. Not only is it a tax, it's an unfairly priced tax.

#5.3 neodorian on 06 Oct 2009 - 19:53

toadeater said,

$100 and $200 are reasonable if you're talking about a single adult with a single computer. But take the average family, they need to buy several copies, then the price becomes outrageous. You have to factor in the hardware costs too.

Windows has always been an obscene cash cow for MS. $200 is 1990s pricing, back when there were 100x fewer customers for MS. What does MS do with all the undeserved billions it makes from Windows?

It's not like Windows 7 isn't going to sell. It's going to be preloaded, it's a guaranteed sale no matter how good or bad it is. There's something seriously wrong with that, from a capitalistic point of view. MS is like socialism. Windows is like a tax. Not only is it a tax, it's an unfairly priced tax.

No, Microsoft has nothing to do with socialism and to say as much proves you have no idea what socialism even means. Running things by profit motive is the very definition of capitalism. Socialism is when government controls the means of production. If Microsoft were to follow a socialist framework, they would produce their own PCs and include the cost of Windows in the cost of the PC in order to spread the cost to everyone and *not* require anyone to purchase Windows separately. Instead, they simply make an operating system that you can choose to buy or not to buy. They don't care what hardware you install it on as they don't sell it. They follow a purely capitalistic model unlike a company such as Apple who makes the PCs and marks them up so all users fund the development of OSX rather than requiring them to purchase it separately.

Also, a family is free to buy the $150 3-license family pack.

#6 Electric Jolt on 29 Sep 2009 - 11:37

I was wondering why Newegg showed the OEM price for Windows 7 Ultimate like 5x cheaper.

#7 deinabog on 29 Sep 2009 - 12:35

I've already pre-ordered my two copies of 64-bit Windows 7 Professional. The total cost came to $269.98 (free shipping and no ta

. Gotta love Newegg.

(3 replies) #8 java2beans on 29 Sep 2009 - 13:04

Windows 7 Ultimate is still too expensive for me. I'm going to wait until my university has it and get it through them. It might be a long wait. But, I think it's worth it.

#8.1 ThaCrip on 29 Sep 2009 - 20:47

Ultimate is pretty much not really needed for the most part as 'Home Premium' is all vast majority of people would actually NEED. since the extra crap is exactly that, crap. lol

#8.2 2xSilverKnight on 29 Sep 2009 - 22:25

java2beans said,

Windows 7 Ultimate is still too expensive for me. I'm going to wait until my university has it and get it through them. It might be a long wait. But, I think it's worth it.

MSDNAA only offers Windows 7 Professional.

#8.3 StonerStone on 29 Sep 2009 - 23:00

Your school should have it by now. I got my 7 Pro last week.

#9 Dane on 29 Sep 2009 - 13:17

Sweet I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO buying this next paycheck.

#10 dimithrak on 29 Sep 2009 - 13:33

Cool, I was beginning to wonder if I would spend that much on windows 7 Ultimate!

#11 Shadrack on 29 Sep 2009 - 14:29

Awesome news. I was worried that oem copies of windows 7 wouldn't be available except to major oems. Definitly going to get my copy through newegg, then. Just like I did for xp and
vista.

(3 replies) #12 Xilo on 29 Sep 2009 - 14:51

OEM also doesn't come with both x86 and x64

#12.1 Dane on 29 Sep 2009 - 15:54

You gotta pick one or the other haha.

#12.2 Xilo on 29 Sep 2009 - 16:55

Dane said,

You gotta pick one or the other haha.

Sucks. My system right now is 32bit. Would suck to buy another copy whenever I upgrade my computer. :/

#12.3 aarste on 30 Sep 2009 - 00:13

Xilo said,

Sucks. My system right now is 32bit. Would suck to buy another copy whenever I upgrade my computer. :/

So, go retail. It has both 32bit and 64bit, and can use it on your next upgraded PC without issue as long as you don't use Windows 7 on the old PC anymore.

(3 replies) #13 Skyfrog on 29 Sep 2009 - 16:58

That should really be the normal price though, $200 is ridiculous.

#13.1 Rolith on 29 Sep 2009 - 17:15

Yes, the hundreds of millions of manhours of work, the gigantic financial risk involved in developing... the massive legal and financial burdens on the company...

oh no..they are doing it to roll in piles of money >> right.

#13.2 Windsinger on 29 Sep 2009 - 18:36

Rolith said,

Yes, the hundreds of millions of manhours of work, the gigantic financial risk involved in developing... the massive legal and financial burdens on the company...

oh no..they are doing it to roll in piles of money >> right.

As a matter of fact, they ARE doing it to roll in piles of money. You FAIL.

#13.3 RAID 0 on 30 Sep 2009 - 23:26

Rolith does have a point.

#14 FrozenEclipse on 29 Sep 2009 - 18:04

Nothing on Newegg.ca yet, guess this isn't available in Canada, at least not yet.

#15 Ogden2k on 29 Sep 2009 - 22:23

I pre-ordered a 32bit and 64bit version for my wife and I. What a great deal...

#16 TheGrizah on 30 Sep 2009 - 00:05

**** yeah.

#17 Shiranui on 30 Sep 2009 - 02:36

Hmm, over here it is about $20 cheaper than Vista was.
I wish there was an OEM upgrade version.

#18 jesse on 30 Sep 2009 - 20:22

wow good stuff. first time ill actually buy a copy of windows

(1 reply) #19 tylershaw on 01 Oct 2009 - 03:31

I'm not clear on the difference between OEM and Retail versions and what would cause the OEM version to not work. Can someone clarify? I would be installing it on a home-built system and was wondering if the OEM version would work. Thanks.

#19.1 neodorian on 06 Oct 2009 - 19:59

Mainly packaging and license. Technically the license on these "OEM" or "system builder" versions is cheaper and intended only for installation on a new PC for sale. Since people use wholesalers like newegg to buy parts to build PCs for sale, they can sell these OEM copies of Windows. Technically you aren't supposed to buy them for your existing computer but people don't seem to feel bad about it.

#20 JoshW02 on 01 Oct 2009 - 19:26

I second the comment before mine 1: Is it ulimated reinstalls unlike retail 2: Do u still get drivers from windows update or not 3: What happens if the pc is upgraded 4: Do i have to buy hardware to get oem or somthing I dont know 4: Supid question OEM will do a clean install right on a brand new on OS pc.

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