Microsoft Windows 7 Family Pack & Anytime Upgrade Pricing Announced
Microsoft in an official announcement has released pricing information for the Windows 7 Family Pack and Windows Anytime Upgrade. For homes with multiple PCs, Microsoft is providing an affordable solution with their Windows 7 Family Pack. This special edition of Windows 7 is basically consisting of Windows 7 Home Premium which will be licensed for installation on up to 3 PCs. It is really useful if you want to run Windows 7 on more than one PC on a home network, and share files, music and photos with your family easily.
The Windows 7 Family Pack will be available starting on October 22nd until supplies last here in the US and other select markets. In the US, the price for the Windows 7 Family Pack will be $149.99 for 3 Windows 7 Home Premium licenses. Its a great value pack as you can save more than $200 for three licenses.
With Windows Anytime Upgrade (or WAU), it is very easy to upgrade anytime to a higher edition of Windows 7. WAU allows customers on Starter, Home Premium, or Professional to upgrade to a higher version of Windows 7 without paying the full price. For a step by step procedure for WAU click here.
Windows Anytime Upgrade Path | Price in US | Price in EU | Price in UK |
Starter to Home Premium | $79.99 | €74.99 | £69.99 |
Starter to Professional | $114.99 | €184.99 | £119.99 |
Starter to Ultimate | $164.99 | €204.99 | £139.99 |
Home Premium to Professional | $89.99 | €179.99 | £119.99 |
Home Premium to Ultimate | $139.99 | €189.99 | £124.99 |
Professional to Ultimate | $129.99 | €134.99 | £84.99 |