QOTD: Did You Preorder Windows 7?

[flyer_11]

I ordered 2 copies of HP. Will upgrade 2 PC's. One from XP Pro and one from Vista HP. I plan on using 64 bit on both. My son has been running the 64 bit RC and reports no problems and a very stable system. There may be price breaks in the future, but somehow I doubt it will ever go as low as $49.99.

 

[jsc]

No.

 

[Dax corrin]

While I like Win7, I have a copy of Vista 64 Ultimate and I still use XP for almost everything. My webcam and my scanner, while a little older and still perfectly usable, do not function under Vista and 7. Instead of buying new scanner and webcam, I dual-boot XP and Vista64. I'll be sticking with XP until there is no more support, then I will get an OEM version of Win7.

 

[jsc]

Whoops. Waiting to see what the situation with the family pack is.

 

[bliq]

ABsolutely. I've been running XP for several years now and Win7 RC was the first OS that I wanted to change to. Picked up the max of 3 licenses for Home Premium. It's about the same price as the family pack will be anyways.

 

[Shadow703793]

Yes, I ordered it for a few systems I have. Some will still run XP x64 and/or Vista. But most will run Win 7 Home Premium.

 

[kaby]

I figured OEMs would be around the same price at launch so I did not opt to pre order. I also get free Microsoft products (except office) through school.

 

[bk420]

Nope! Tom's Hardware please tell me when service pack 8 is out ROLFMAO!!!

 

[wempa]

No. I have an MSDN subscription through work. So, I get all of the operating systems and variants for no cost.

 

[marraco]

I would had buy a preorder OEM version.

never an upgrade, wich is a real pain if I need to reinstall.

I like win 7 even more that I liked XP.
Win XP was 2 years old when I purchased the first computer capable of running it well enough. Win 7 RC runs perfectly on my old X2 3600+ 2Gb.

An important reason to delay windows 7 purchase is that Win 7 still have some issues, particularly with driver support in 64 bit. And I will not be surprised if the final version does not solve it.

If I need to buy new hardware, the Win7 purchase goes to the boootom priority.

 

[Guest]

nope, after the vista horror show I've moved to mac and ubuntu

 

[noobinberg]

NO! The pricing scheme has convinced me to switch to Ubuntu...I'm still working with the learning curve...but I feel much better about learning a FREE OS rather than a bloated overpriced one.

 

[tipoo]

Nah, i bought a new laptop thats getting here at the end of the month, i qualify for the free upgrade anyways.

 

[Guest]

I have tested 7. That's part of my job. What do I run at home: XP, OpenSuse and Fedora. Will I upgrade XP: No. Will I recommend to my clients to upgrade: No. As a matter of fact I am testing multiple Linux versions to build a replacement upgrade for XP once MS kills it. MS mega argument for the anti trust suit was that a split up would harm the company to innovate. MS did definitely not fulfill this principle since xp.

 

[Guest]

No

"Nevertheless, we imagine that for most of you the chance to buy a Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade license for $49.99 when the regular price is $119.99 is one that's hard to pass up."

You were joking right? I didnt even have to think about it, it was VERY easy to pass up. There is no reason to buy it.

On a new system maybe, but not to upgrade if you are using xp.

 

[cah027]

Yes I pre-ordered!

 

[libraryeli]

No. I'll never pay for an OS again. Ever.

 

[unsivilaudio]

Why is there no poll? I really was curious of the numbers of Tom's readers of who did or didn't.

I for one, did. Ordered 3 upgrade licenses of Windows Home Premium. Too cheap and too great of an operating system not to. Also ordered 5 upgrade licenses of Professional for here at work.

 

[Scotteq]

I have a Technet subscription - can use whatever MSFT OS I want to - and will be switching my Win 7 RC install over to the RTM once it's available.

 

[ravenware]

No, but perhaps a flash ad for windows 7 will remind me.

 

[wicko]

Got myself a pro version. First time I've ever bought an OS, I either used pirated copies of win98 back in the day as a highschool student, or got my OS's for free through my university.

 

[roncpem]

Yep, sure did. I was still running XP 32 bit. It's good, but then moved to Windows 7 beta 64 bit, found I can still run some of my old 32 bit games with it. It's time for the new OS.

 

[hoozdaar]

I think XP is getting a little long in the tooth and deserves to be replaced. Microsoft does seem to have their act together on this one.

 

[Guest]

Win7RC seems to work well overall, even on older machines that do NOT meet the recommended requirements. My wife, son, and I would have reserved the maximum number of copies for our desktops and laptops. The primary reason that we did not is how we went from a 2 income household to a 1 income household. The Ponzi economics present to Microsoft!

 

[fleakiller]

No i want the full verson i dont like to upgrade