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 Sep 25 2009, 08:43 AM
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 Bleep Bleep!  Group: Admin Posts: 31,597 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3  |
 Microsoft announced recently that they are offering a very good deal for college students in the United State and in the United Kingdom. This deal allows students to purchase a Windows 7 Home Premium license for $29.99 compared to the normal price of $119.99.This promotion ends on January 3rd, 2010 and after that it will go back to normal pricing for college students. So if you are in college, this is too good of a deal to pass up. Even if you do not plan on upgrading immediately, it would be a smart decision to take advantage of this promotion in order to get Windows 7 at such a great price for a future upgrade. The links to the related sites are below. -------------------- |
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Sep 25 2009, 02:00 PM
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 Hail Groovicus! Group: Site Admin Posts: 7,953 Joined: 5-June 04 From: Centerville, SD Member No.: 689 |
Just as a note Windows 7 will be available for students at a discount on The Ultimate Steal. I am not sure of the date, but my guess is that it will not be too long after the Oct. 22 date when Windows 7 becomes available to the general public.
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Sep 25 2009, 02:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 484 Joined: 20-May 07 Member No.: 131,991 |
My college tops that. I'm gonna try and get Win7 Ultimate Upgrade for just the cost of the DVD being mailed to me. It's going to be around 18$ I believe.
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Sep 25 2009, 03:23 PM
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Hail Groovicus! Group: Site Admin Posts: 7,953 Joined: 5-June 04 From: Centerville, SD Member No.: 689 |
QUOTE My college tops that. I'm gonna try and get Win7 Ultimate Upgrade for just the cost of the DVD being mailed to me. Really? I didn't know this was a contest, but hey, my college tops that. I get mine free. Perhaps you should see if your IT department has an MSDNAA account. 
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Sep 25 2009, 04:02 PM
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Haha. I should buy one, they said somewhere that buying the Ultimate Version is the best deal, since they are all $29.99 across the board. They are also offering this to other countries in 2010. -------------------- Who said I couldn't have everything?
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Sep 26 2009, 10:37 PM
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Indecisive Lurker Group: Members Posts: 1,238 Joined: 14-February 08 From: A galaxy far, far away... Member No.: 190,231 |
Okay, that's it. I'm buying it while I still have the chance!!!!
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Sep 26 2009, 11:30 PM
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Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 780 Joined: 24-February 09 From: Miami, Florida Member No.: 300,479 |
Who wouldn't?
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Sep 27 2009, 12:38 AM
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QUOTE(Swordie @ Sep 27 2009, 02:30 PM)  Who wouldn't? lol who cares every one has win xp and vista and windows 7 is going to be a other problem os most likly why i got linux 
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Sep 27 2009, 01:17 AM
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Hail Groovicus! Group: Site Admin Posts: 7,953 Joined: 5-June 04 From: Centerville, SD Member No.: 689 |
QUOTE why i got linux Why I do not hire Linux elitists.
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Sep 27 2009, 07:24 AM
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Thanks for telling us this, especially about the Microsoft Office software that will be really useful for me on my Uni course (My first IT session on Monday, Programming Concepts, nice start
 ), I can get free software off my Uni, I think Dreamweaver might be one of them (don't know yet since I haven't been given a account to download the software) but I can't get the Office Software like Word, Powerpoint or Excel so £39 is great to get the full package.Just a question about Windows 7, will it be a CD/DVD sent in the post or will it be a download? Plus is it an Upgrade or the Full version? I'm currently running Vista Home Premium on my laptop and do have the OEM disc so it's no problem if it messes up, but I will assume if I install Windows 7 it will mean I have to reinstall all my software again? -------------------- Murphy's Law: If Anything Can Go Wrong, It Will, Often At The Worst Possible Time.
“Programming Today Is A Race Between Software Engineers Stirring To Build Bigger And Better Idiot-Proof Programs, And The Universe Trying To Produce Bigger And Better Idiots. So Far, The Universe Is Winning.” People Have The Right To Be Stupid, But Some Abuse That Privilege. |
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Sep 27 2009, 08:24 AM
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Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 902 Joined: 2-November 08 From: australia Member No.: 252,211 |
QUOTE(groovicus @ Sep 27 2009, 04:17 PM) QUOTE why i got linux Why I do not hire Linux elitists. you love M$ got shares in them? lol -------------------- Wraith awaiting launch orders.
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Sep 27 2009, 09:50 AM
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Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 780 Joined: 24-February 09 From: Miami, Florida Member No.: 300,479 |
QUOTE(woodyblade @ Sep 27 2009, 08:24 AM) Thanks for telling us this, especially about the Microsoft Office software that will be really useful for me on my Uni course (My first IT session on Monday, Programming Concepts, nice start ), I can get free software off my Uni, I think Dreamweaver might be one of them (don't know yet since I haven't been given a account to download the software) but I can't get the Office Software like Word, Powerpoint or Excel so £39 is great to get the full package.Just a question about Windows 7, will it be a CD/DVD sent in the post or will it be a download? Plus is it an Upgrade or the Full version? I'm currently running Vista Home Premium on my laptop and do have the OEM disc so it's no problem if it messes up, but I will assume if I install Windows 7 it will mean I have to reinstall all my software again? They should be sending DVD's to you. There is so many things wrong with a download, it would take a good 6 hours on my connection, downloading a good 2-3 GB. -------------------- Who said I couldn't have everything?
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Sep 27 2009, 01:31 PM
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Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 636 Joined: 12-August 08 From: Steel City, UK Member No.: 229,510 |
Yep I'd of assumed a CD or DVD just asking to make sure, it took me about 3-4 hours to download the Windows 7 RC so would have been a similar for this.
-------------------- Murphy's Law: If Anything Can Go Wrong, It Will, Often At The Worst Possible Time.
“Programming Today Is A Race Between Software Engineers Stirring To Build Bigger And Better Idiot-Proof Programs, And The Universe Trying To Produce Bigger And Better Idiots. So Far, The Universe Is Winning.” People Have The Right To Be Stupid, But Some Abuse That Privilege. |
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Sep 27 2009, 08:47 PM
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QUOTE(starcraftmaster @ Sep 27 2009, 11:24 PM) QUOTE(groovicus @ Sep 27 2009, 04:17 PM) QUOTE why i got linux Why I do not hire Linux elitists. you love M$ got shares in them? lol Oh no... the debate is on again... Windows vs. Linux... This sounds like a pretty good deal!! Wish they would do a similar sort of thing in Australia!! But i don't see that happening... ~ Kam -------------------- If I am helping you and don't reply in 24 hours please send me a PM
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Sep 28 2009, 12:45 PM
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Hail Groovicus! Group: Site Admin Posts: 7,953 Joined: 5-June 04 From: Centerville, SD Member No.: 689 |
QUOTE Oh no... the debate is on again... Windows vs. Linux... Who said anything about Windows? 
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