In addition, the Redmond-based company is also offering Windows 7 to System Builders, at a considerably reduced price compared to the retail version. Windows 7 is also sold by retail outlets worldwide, including online shops. First off, the company is handing over Windows 7 to original equipment manufacturers, large computer manufacturers that pre-install the OS on new computers.
It is important to understand the channels through which Microsoft sells Windows.
The software may be freely sold without hardware binding. Patches, bug fixes, service packs, and free updates are available via the Internet by download or automatic update function. Here is the description accompanying the products, courtesy of Google Translate: “As SB (System Builder) / DSP (Delivery Service Pack) or OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) version contains only the disk with the full version of that software, but no documentation and no-charge support by the manufacturer. Mind you, this is just a guess on my behalf. I suspect Windows 7 Home Premium will be approximately $88, Windows 7 Professional $116, and Windows 7 Ultimate $156. Still, if I had to guess, I’d say that customers in the United States will be able to buy System Builder versions of Windows 7 even cheaper. I haven’t been able to find the prices in US dollars for System Builder versions of Windows 7. The full retail editions of Windows 7 cost 199,99 € for Home Premium, 309,00 € for Professional and 319,00 € for Ultimate. And yes, these are the full, feature-complete editions of Windows 7, not the upgrade versions. Future-X even features a System Builder edition of Windows 7 Home Basic, at the same price of Home Premium (read rip off) 88,50 Euros.
The System Builder version of 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate is just 156,50 Euros. x86 and 圆4 Windows 7 Professional System Builder costs just 116,90 Euros. In this context, the 32-bit and 64-bit flavors of Windows 7 Home Premium come with a price tag of 88.50 Euros. The pricing details for the System Builder/OEM flavors of Windows 7 are now available to the public, but as generally is the case, not from Microsoft, but from one of the company’s partners.įuture-X, a German online retailer, has already posted the pricing details for the System Builder versions of Windows 7 (via Geizhals – via WinFuture). But fact is that full SKUs, not the upgrade releases of Windows 7 can be acquired dead cheap in comparison with the retail boxes of the platform. How would you like to buy Windows 7, all major editions, at prices half of those for the retail versions of the operating system? Sounds like a pretty sweet deal? Well, that’s because it is, with the exception of a few small downsides.
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