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    UK Win7 pre-orders available now. Much cheaper if you order now than wait. If you want Professional, check out eBuyer (£80) and Amazon (£90) to save a bit of money. Home Premium is £45 on Amazon which saves you a fiver, too.

    http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/buy/offers/pre-order.aspx
    Jul 14, 2009 6:05pm PDT
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    [ER'd] UK Win7 pre-orders available now. Much cheaper if you order now than wait. If you want Professi... : nudelThis person is cool!

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      So with that new update in changes today, have we found out if the vista trick for clean install is not a... : ant_hillbilly
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        isn't the european 'upgrade' version the exact same as the full version in the rest of the world? : xsoulbrothaxThis person is cool!
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          I think it's still the same as upgrade in other countries, you just can't use it to perform an "in-place ... : ovrlrdThis person is cool!
          • The Euro versions of Windows are all full installers. There are no Upgrade versions for Europe, AFAIK. : nudelThis person is cool!
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      Is the UK version the gimped EU version without ie8, or do they get their own version? : thecrayThis person is cool!
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        Gimped, but you can just install IE8 on it and it's a standalone retail copy of the OS so it's not all ba... : nudelThis person is cool!
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          That has got to make it fucking complex for Microsoft, what a stupid fucking ruling. : abrasionThis person is cool!
          • There was no ruling forcing them to do this particular thing; they chose to do it to some extent. TBH ... : nudelThis person is cool!
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          but how do you download IE8? :( : mikecybThis person is cool!
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            For the average user, that remains to be seen. For most of us, if the OS doesn't provide some short-cu... : nudelThis person is cool!
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              Its utterly absurd. The average user is going to be totally confused (and then grab it from windows upda... : alnyaThis person is cool!
              • Yeah, I think it's silly they were pushed into doing something like this. I think IE sucks but I cannot s... : nudelThis person is cool!
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      How many machines can you use this on? : Bamtan
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        do you normally install and activate a single copy of Windows on multiple computers? : derelict515This person is cool!
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          I'm blessed enough to have both a PC and a laptop : Bamtan
          • Licenses are for 1 pc, like always. : imperatorThis person is cool!
    • Got my pre-order in at Amazon. Ebuyer have already sold out of their allocation I think : losimagicThis person is cool!
    • Pre-ordered, thanks for the reminder! : Inadrys
    • I always prefer the Business editions for backup and networking support : matthaeusThis person is cool!
    • Cheers for the heads up, pre-ordered my copy. : chazumsThis person is cool!
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      What version is everyone going for? Home Premium for me. : losimagicThis person is cool!
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        Have you seen the fucking prices they're trying to pull on us Aussies? Fuck 'em. : TastyWheatThis person is cool!
        • No, how much? : losimagicThis person is cool!
      • Home Premium for my laptop, Pro for my Desktop and HTPC. I was going to leave my laptop running Vista ... : nudelThis person is cool!
    • aaand all editions are sold out on amazon. That was fast! : losimagicThis person is cool!