ALERT! Windows 7 pre-orders 58% off

This has to be the greatest thing I've seen Microsoft do in a long time. Seriously, paying 150-200 dollars for an operating system is just ridiculous, and now you can buy Windows 7 for 50 bucks.

Anyways, HERE

I plan on buying it, but I just hope that there is a windows Vista aesthetic mode, or that somebody makes a skin for it, 'cause I have to say that I LOVE the way Vista looks, and the windows 7 aesthetic is a little blocky and mac-like.

Windows XP For life damnit!

Windows 7 looks exactly the same if not better than Vista, the start menu button glows. And the boot screen is epic

Barbbachello wrote:Windows 7 looks exactly the same if not better than Vista, the start menu button glows. And the boot screen is epic

Well, I don't like the new toolbar stuff that segments everything into squares. It just looks blocky... but maybe it was just because the demo I saw was at a low resolution.

The start menu glows in Vista. The one in 7 has some sort of radiant animation, but it looks a little cheesy and... sort of like it's just a slightly transparent image pasted over the start button.

Anyways, I know it's a pretty good jump in performance, and I want moar ram, so I'm upgrading.

Windows 7 is basically like Vista service pack 2, the reason that its 50% off is because it should be a free update to fix their screwy products.

x Gauz x wrote:

What?

You didn't know about that?!

Deleting the system 32 folder is the best way too boost performance, I thought that was common knowledge.

Dud Doodoo wrote:You didn't know about that?!

Deleting the system 32 folder is the best way too boost performance, I thought that was common knowledge.

I think I'll avoid doing that.

You should, not do it I mean

Just to clarify, the Windows Home Premium Package (for $50) contains install discs for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 Operating Systems.

i'm buying a new PC with vista on it... so I get a free upgrade to windows 7 when it releases


my new comp is gonna eb so awesome (compared to this one at least) that I likely won't even notice the drop in how much memory it takes to actually run it

Specs on the new compz? Im not sure about the pricing deal here in AUS. I hope its the same. I might actually consider buying an OS then.

Ima go get $300.

KrAzY wrote:i'm buying a new PC with vista on it... so I get a free upgrade to windows 7 when it releases

how about go to windows7.com can get it free now (expires in july 2010) but by then you'll have that free upgrade