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10 November
Price Difference Debate: Windows 7 Professional Upgrade
From XP Pro to Win 7 Pro.
by
SoftwareGuru
One of the most popular software purchases in recent years has
been Windows XP Professional.
As a result of this, a lot of debate has taken place online
since the launch of Windows 7 as to whether the Ultimate edition
is worth the extra money when it's key advantage is the
BitLocker encryption feature.
It also features the ability to switch at any time between 35
different languages.
While some users will choose Ultimate simply because it is
marketed as the top of the range product, many budget conscious
home users are voicing their preference for
Windows 7 Professional upgrade.
Now that it has been added to the Software4Students
catalogue, let's take a look at what Windows 7 Professional
upgrade has to offer.
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Value For Money
The home user argument is simple: file encryption at home is
security overkill and only one language will ever be used on the
computer. So why pay more?
As with Vista Ultimate, no-one ever knows what free extras
Microsoft will supply to Ultimate owners so it is impossible to
calculate their value.
Some critics would argue that if Vista Ultimate's track record
is anything to go by, the Ultimate version should have been
removed and its existence only serves to confuse prospective
customers.
There is also the school of thought that the popularity of
non-Microsoft software means that many users are only
interested in the core functionality of the Windows operating
system itself, such as creating home Wi-Fi networks
easily or accessing the PC remotely when away from home.
Is it possible that as nice as it is to have software such as
Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center, and Internet
Explorer 8, none of them are OS sellers?
Windows 7 has been created while the real prospect of a
bloatware-free online Google OS looms on the horizon.
Not far behind it comes Firefox, OpenOffice and iTunes which
would certainly provide PC users with an alternative desktop
that would really test not only users' OS preference but also
their real software preferences.
When that day comes, will it be the moment of truth for
Microsoft in terms of what software users really want installed
on their PC?
Thankfully, both Internet Explorer 8 and Windows 7 have
delivered the goods. If the next incarnation of Office can
repeat this success, Microsoft's future should be assured.
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Customer Trust At Online Checkout.
The future of Windows OS must therefore rest on key issues such
as ease-of-use, reliability and price.
In relation to Windows 7 Professional for home users, Microsoft
UK have certainly delivered on all of these vital areas.
As an online writer for Software4Students, I
have become accustomed to the extraordinarily low prices on
offer for students and family members. I honestly thought that
nothing price-wise from S4S could still surprise me.
Then Windows 7 Professional appeared this week as a pre-order
for £35 and I was honestly shocked. That is so cheap it's almost
unbelievable. I know big software companies are keen to tackle
piracy but that really is a big carrot to home users to buy
genuine software.
It's fantastic and I wholeheartedly give it the thumbs up.
Even if you want to split hairs and say it's actually £36.95 due
to the £1.95 Credit/Debit Card transaction charge, that charge
is still a drop in the ocean compared to the RRP of £219.99 for
the normal retail package.
On a related note, try booking a "cheap flight" online with
anyone to see real transaction charge abuse.
As reported by MoneySavingExpert.com:
Ryanair lists its debit card charge as £5 per person each way,
that's £10 in card charges alone on a return flight!
Make no mistake, checkout customer abuse is on the rise when it
comes to shopping online.
At Software4Students, maintaining high standards is of
the utmost importance.
You can't please all of the people all of the time but if you
can buy Windows 7 Professional for only £35, it's hard to find
fault with that!
Click here for more on Windows 7 Professional.
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Price Difference Debate: Windows 7 Professional Upgrade