Student Offer for Windows 7

Based on reader comments, I know many are college and university students. I figured I would take a moment to highlight a great deal for those folks we’ve announced today. For a limited time, we are offering the LOWEST PRICE ($29.99 in the US) for Windows 7 exclusively to college and university students. This offer is perfect for students who are not planning to buy a new PC but want to experience all the benefits that Windows 7 will provide. To learn more about the offer and to check eligibility, students should visit www.Win741.com.

Students in the US can pre-order their copy of Windows 7 in the US starting today and students in the UK can pre-order their copy beginning on September 30th (pre-ordered copies will be available for download beginning October 22nd). Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Korea and Mexico can participate in this offer on October 22nd (Windows 7 GA).

Windows 7 is easy to use and great to take on the go to class as well as staying in touch with friends and family via Windows Live!

Windows 7 gives university students the tools they need manage their work (including an easy to use design, the ability to easily connect to devices, and take on the go to class and the library), stay in touch with friends (with Windows Live Essentials) and have fun (including Windows gaming, Windows Live Movie Maker and Windows Media Center to interact with TV and movies).


Comments

  1. Posted on: September 17, 2009 at 6:23PM  

    Will there be a student version for Windows 7 Ultimate too? This would be really great...

  2. Posted on: September 17, 2009 at 6:28PM  

    I'm starting university in the UK, I've already ordered a copy of Ultimate Office 2007 from the digital river website.

    I was just wondering when this W7 offer will be available in the UK. It seems to be USA only.

    Also, is it only installable once? Or can I install it on multiple netbooks/PCs?

    Cheers.

  3. Posted on: September 17, 2009 at 6:50PM  

    Windows 7 Professional for $29.99, I'll take one! Awesome, awesome offer! No better way to build the next generation of Windows users than to offer budgeted college students special treatment. All we need now is news of a similar offer down in the Office 2010 world ;)

  4. Posted on: September 17, 2009 at 7:57PM  

    Memphis-Ahn, as mentioned in the blog post above - students in the UK will be able to pre-order their copy beginning on September 30th. This offer is certainly not just US only :-)

    Thanks,

    Brandon

  5. Posted on: September 17, 2009 at 8:11PM  

    Oh, haha, sorry. I must've skim read over the important bit that I was looking for.

    Thanks for replying.

  6. tnp
    Posted on: September 17, 2009 at 9:16PM  

    I don't know if this is the right place to ask this question, but I can't find anywhere else, and since I'm a student and this is a great price I'm probably going to buy it, so...

    Are the folder settings persistent?  In Vista, every time I open a folder with documents in it, all the "details" listed return to default, which includes a bunch of crap I don't care about, like tags, file size, file type, etc.  I just want to see the file and date modified, but every time I open the folder, it resets to show all that other stuff I don't need.  That's my one complaint with Vista (that and no slideshow for the desktop, which W7 has).

    Thanks!

  7. Posted on: September 17, 2009 at 10:21PM  

    tnp, this is certainly a great place to ask that question! Based on my experience, folder settings are persistent in Windows 7. If I change the view of Documents, it keeps with that view. And views I choose for different folders also keep with those settings. Maybe other readers will chime in and offer up their experience here as well.

  8. Posted on: September 17, 2009 at 11:29PM  

    Why is this such a limited deal? Why not make it available universally and base eligibility on having an ISIC card, not a .edu email address?

  9. Posted on: September 18, 2009 at 12:50AM  

    Microsoft please allow DreamSpark certified students in US and UK to buy it for $30 since their Live ID is already verified. Why do DreamSpark students have to re-verify again?

  10. Posted on: September 18, 2009 at 1:02AM  

    Wait a minute. This is an upgrade edition or full version? This will require Vista to be installed too. No Ultimate. No full version of Home Premium or Pro? No thanks.

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