MS to offer 3-PC Windows 7 Family Pack for $150 starting Oct 3
WillCAD
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According to a recent ZDNet.com article:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/windows-7-family-pack-discounts-return/2380
For those who use multiple Windows-based PCs and are considering an upgrade to Windows 7, this is a great bargain.
Starting Oct 3, and running a limited time (they did it last year and it only lasted 6 weeks), MS will offer a Windows 7 Family Pack (Home Premium Edition) for $150, more than half off the price of buying 3 separate Win7 upgrades. The Family Pack includes two disks - one with the 32-bit version of Win7 and one with the 64-bit version, and a single license key that can be used to activate up to 3 PCs in the same household.
You can even mix and match - run 2 PCs on the 32-bit and one on the 64-bit, or vice-versa, or run all 3 PCs on the same edition.
Even if you don't plan to upgrade to Windows 7 for some time, this is still a good opportunity to pick up a 3-license pack for a greatly reduced price; nothing says you have to actually install the things when you get them, so you could wait 6 more months and install after the first inevitable Service Pack is released, or after your next printer or software upgrade.
Personally, I had been toying with the idea of upgrading my 3 PCs in early 2011, when I could use my tax refund to pay for it (assuming nothing more pressing came along), but this deal is too good, so I'm going to grab one as soon as it hits the streets.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/windows-7-family-pack-discounts-return/2380
For those who use multiple Windows-based PCs and are considering an upgrade to Windows 7, this is a great bargain.
Starting Oct 3, and running a limited time (they did it last year and it only lasted 6 weeks), MS will offer a Windows 7 Family Pack (Home Premium Edition) for $150, more than half off the price of buying 3 separate Win7 upgrades. The Family Pack includes two disks - one with the 32-bit version of Win7 and one with the 64-bit version, and a single license key that can be used to activate up to 3 PCs in the same household.
You can even mix and match - run 2 PCs on the 32-bit and one on the 64-bit, or vice-versa, or run all 3 PCs on the same edition.
Even if you don't plan to upgrade to Windows 7 for some time, this is still a good opportunity to pick up a 3-license pack for a greatly reduced price; nothing says you have to actually install the things when you get them, so you could wait 6 more months and install after the first inevitable Service Pack is released, or after your next printer or software upgrade.
Personally, I had been toying with the idea of upgrading my 3 PCs in early 2011, when I could use my tax refund to pay for it (assuming nothing more pressing came along), but this deal is too good, so I'm going to grab one as soon as it hits the streets.
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for Windows you can find anything you want
for Mac / Linux , you must hope they come up with something compatible
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