As marketing tactics go, Microsoft's Windows 7 Family Pack revival is shrewdly timed. That's right, Family Pack is back -- and for a limited time. According to Microsoft's Windows Blog, " while supplies last ," whatever that means. Microsoft is drumming the public relations ahead of October 22nd global availability, when consumers can grab a box with three Windows 7 Home Premium licenses for about 150 bucks. The software deal already is available in the United States direct from Microsoft or from "select" retailers.
The reasons aren't rocket science for the timing, one of which Microsoft's blog post hints at -- Windows Live Essentials 2011 , which officially released late last week. "Upgrading to Windows 7 from Windows XP also lets you take advantage to one of all the benefits of the new Windows Live Essentials 2011," Ashley Brown blogs. "Windows Live Essentials is a free suite of software designed to complete your Windows 7 experience." It's a marketing pitch but also an admission: Windows Live Essentials 2011 requires Windows 7 or Vista. XP users aren't allowed.
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Microsoft also announced today that the Windows 7 Family Pack is now available (or will be in the coming weeks) in 46 countries: Australia, Austria,
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To reiterate the deal in short: Microsoft has officially re-introduced its Windows 7 Family Pack, a limited-time offer that drastically reduces the price |
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by Vlad Bobleanta (RSS feed) Oct 28th 2010 at 12:00PM Starting on October 22, the Windows 7 Family Pack special offer has become available outside the |
And, to mark its first birthday, Microsoft is releasing the Windows 7 Family Pack to the UK. Okay, so in terms of OS news, this is hardly as exciting as the
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The Microsoft Store offers the retail-packaged Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Family Pack (pictured), model no. GFC-00236, bundled with a Cisco |
