From 26 Jun to 11 July, US is having a special deal for Windows 7. However as expected, Microsoft is unable to reach the price of USD29 for Snow Leopard (Apple). The pricing is as follows (bracket indicates the special deal price):
| Windows 7 Edition | Upgrade | Full license |
| Home Premium | $120 ($50) | $200 |
| Professional | $200 ($100) | $300 |
| Ultimate | $220 | $320 |
The cheapest would be USD50, much higher than Apple's USD29. Unsure why previously I see articles saying that Microsoft has a better deal, especially when the USD29 for Snow Leopard is not a promotional price. People also forget that Snow Leopard is a fully featured operating system (OS), and not some crippled OS like the many editions that Microsoft is churning out since XP. Some has done the comparison between the features of Windows 7 and Snow Leopard. However, they have left out one important point. Do you use those "extra features"?
Some said that majority of the Apple fans will not be able to qualify for the USD29 pricing (original: USD169), and only the loyal Apple fans will be able to qualify for this pricing.That is the key point. Apple does reward loyal Apple fans, unlike the recent news about Microsoft Ultimate users being left out. From my contact with Apple users, most are already running Leopard. In fact, I would say all now, due to the stock clearance that Apple resellers have been dishing out for the past month.
However if you are really an Apple user, you will know that most DO NOT rush out to buy the operating system upgrade. If they do upgrade, they will upgrade the whole computer. I've been using computers for over 10 years, and I could only remember upgrading the operating system ONCE (and I regretted it) without a corresponding hardware upgrade.
Is Windows 7 still a good buy? Only when you're getting a new computer because you have delayed getting a new one due to Vista. If the choice is mine, I'll still rather wait for Snow Leopard. Why do you need Windows if all you do is to surf internet, do some word processing, and manage videos/pictures?
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