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Microsoft is set to launch their new operating system, Windows 7, to the public this November 7, 2009 at the CyberZone of the SM North EDSA.

Abe Olandres November 1, 2009 · 1 min read

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Microsoft is set to launch their new operating system, Windows 7, to the public this November 7, 2009 at the CyberZone of the SM North EDSA. However, local retailers have already started offering the OS to consumers.

Here are the current price list of the various versions of Windows 7 (based from a the price list of PC Gilmore on October 24):

Windows 7 Home Premium – Php6,050
Windows 7 Professional – Php8,100
Windows 7 Ultimate – Php11,500

No price for the Home Basic yet but it should be just under Php5,000.

{Thanks to reader Jan Lorenz for the tip.}

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102 Comments

louie gil · 16 years ago

well,i am an winXP user before.. now i am using, win7 ultimate.. so fantastic.. go for a genuine copy now.. .

Bob Reyes · 17 years ago

@Patrick: Thanks! Most of the PC shops I had inquired with do accept deferred payment schemes, but the problem is that they do not have stocks of Windows 7 Ultimate, yet.

Anyone who has compiled the prices of different Windows 7 FPP versions being sold here in the Philippines?

Patrick Oliveros · 17 years ago

@ric: those are full package product prices

Velocitrapdoor · 17 years ago

@lolipown

The example you gave will be one of the few minor exceptions. If for example, we have a device that the vendors didn’t provide Linux drivers for, or if there is not open source driver for that device (I personally wouldn’t recommend buying such a device), we could hook it up to a single Windows machine. We don’t really need to install Windows on *all* our machines just because a device doesn’t work.

Government and businesses could slowly adopt Linux and only use Windows on machines that really need it i.e. legacy applications and some devices with no Linux drivers. They should also start buying hardware from companies that super open formats and free (as in speech) software/drivers to speed up this transition.

Check out this Wikipedia article about Linux adoption of governments and businesses all over the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_adoption

Looks like the “driver problem” isn’t a problem for them at all.

Ric · 17 years ago

Full Product Box Prices (Windows 7 Launch)
Home Premium – 7K
Professional – 14.5K
Ultimate – 15.5K

I guess the prices indicated by Yuga are OEM rates. Does that mean I have to purchase a brand new unit to avail of those rates (OEM)? This is my first at upgrading an existing OS as I always purchase my PCs with Windows installed already.

Thanks

Patrick Oliveros · 17 years ago

@Bob: There’s deferred payment options, as far as I know. Though what I saw are OEM versions.

Seems like a lot of people are trying to make money out of MSDN/Technet subscriptions when these are actually not allowed in the license agreement with Microsoft. Thing is, those subscriptions might be even purchased by their companies and making money out of nothing. Oh well.

32/64 bit discs comes with Home Premium versions up. HP would suffice on a netbook (though my former boss uses an Ultimate (on a then RC version) on his Wind.

lolipown · 17 years ago

@Led TV fanatic
It’s not about adjustment. Not all propriety stuff that’s used by companies have open source equivalents. Can you imagine yourself writing a driver for a biometrics scanner because the supplier doesn’t have proper drivers for linux?

gio · 17 years ago

sir yuga, is the price given an upgrade version or full license?

Patrick Oliveros · 17 years ago

I believe those prices are for OEM versions.

Led TV fanatic · 17 years ago

Filipinos can adjust. We are flexible by nature. I’m worried about those politicians.

lolipown · 17 years ago

@Velocitrapdoor and @Led TV fanatic
It’s easy for users to make the linux switch with very little sacrifice (gaming for instance). For businesses and corporate entities, not so much.

Led TV fanatic · 17 years ago

I agree with Velocitrapdoor. But the problem with that suggestion is the “start up” cost the government has to pay. It will be a problem because our government will complain about how the amount of money we will spend on transitioning from windows to linux but they will not think about the savings we will have in the long run.

Velocitrapdoor · 17 years ago

I plan to stick for now to Windows XP but will most likely make the move to Ubuntu Linux as soon as possible – costs less and I won’t have to pay thousands of my hard earned money to join Microsoft’s Windows 7 Beta program.

Also, I think it is important, especially for our country that we use free and open source file formats and software to avoid dependence on a product made and controlled by a foreign corporation. The more we spend our money on and use software like Windows the more we become dependent on formats and software that these foreign corporation/monopolies control.

You can get Ubuntu (free and open source) here: http://www.ubuntu.com/

No need to pay a centavo. Also, installing is as easy or even easier than installing Windows, contrary to what others would have you believe.

For an alternative to Microsoft Office, get OpenOffice here: http://www.openoffice.org/

biggie9385 · 17 years ago

i ordered mine for only P5950.00. home premium FPP. will be arriving on the first week of Nov 2009. :)

sdfs · 17 years ago

I have Windows 7 ISO with license keys,
you can get them from me cheaper than the retail version, but works the same way..

for those interested, just email me ga****@ymail.com

Bob Reyes · 17 years ago

Will Windows 7 be available on installment basis for credit card transactions?

braindead · 17 years ago

i tried upgrading my acer laptop to win7, everything worked perfectly except for the webcam. the system does not recognize the hardware.

lolipown · 17 years ago

@calvin
XP mode is now RTM, not beta, and it’s for W7 Pro and above only. Unless you’re a dev for legacy code or have a need for an XP VM, it is bloat because Vista and W7 already have a similar feature in place (compatibility mode).

@ric
you can try looking for upgrade discs. Not sure if they’ll be selling it here in the phil. though.

@berkano
Home Premium or Stater (note that starter CAN’T be bought off the shelves). Pro and above would be a waste of cash on a netbook

sdfs · 17 years ago

cheap price 32-bit and 64-bit Windows7 ultimate for sale. contact me.
ga****@ymail.com

Ric · 17 years ago

@lolipown – I ordered it thru Dell last March so I missed the free upgrade by a few months. Isn’t there a way to save a few bucks when upgrading rather than pay for the full retail price?

Vatch · 17 years ago

give it some little time to mature.
I’ll migrate from XP soon but right now the main problem are device drivers.
Maybe wait for SP1 first.

Vic · 17 years ago

Finally, this revolutionary software will go into public. Beta seems to be nice when tested.

Ryan · 17 years ago

Out of curiosity, i tried an unactivated version of W7 64-bit on a Pentium dual core laptop (T3200) with 2gb ram, built-in graphics. Worked fine and I’d say it was even lighter than the Vista premium. On an Atom netbook? I wouldn’t know for sure…

daniel · 17 years ago

No to pirates!

naz · 17 years ago

that’s great. thanks.

berkano · 17 years ago

woah! ano kaya ang magandang ipares na netbook sa Home Premium? Wind u210x or mini 311? decisions, decisions …

jay · 17 years ago

cheap price 64-bit ultimate for sale. contact me.

Calvin · 17 years ago

^ try = true

Calvin · 17 years ago

@faust and @lolipawn,

try there’s winxp compatibility in win 7 but it’s a free download app which is still beta. you don’t have to get it if you think it will bloat your OS.

IC DeaDPiPoL · 17 years ago

@Spore

Most likely they are selling Win7 Starter Edition which is a 32-bit only OS

Spore · 17 years ago

PC gilmore indicated 32-bit type of Win7 with those prices on their pricelist. I thought both 32 and 64-bit are present on their installers. Can someone please enlighten me?

I recently (sold my kidneys -joke-) bought an HP pavillion desktop and eventhough its spec seemed high enough, vista home basic seemed to drag the whole computing experience down, and sad to say, it doesn’t have a free upgrade option. My previous dual core on XP machine (which sadly got destroyed by the flood) seemed way faster/snappier than this quad-core pc. I want a Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (legal copy) but they’re quite expensive (sigh!). If anybody has a cheap, ugh, cheaper, uhm, cheapest offer, please e-mail me: an****@gmail.com

IC DeaDPiPoL · 17 years ago

Botnet editions? no thanks
XD

lolipown · 17 years ago

@faust
Windows’ backwards compatibility is a double edged sword. Because it’s too compatible, people often refer to this as bloat.

sdfs · 17 years ago

@Orak, Yuga doesn’t tolerate pirated softwares!

orak · 17 years ago

…three months ago, our Maranao brothers in Quiapo were already offering the Windows 7 Ultimate edition for ONLY P75 . ;-)

faust · 17 years ago

whats more in windows 7 is its backward compatible with windows xp programs.. so software you’re using isn’t obsolete..wee..

sdfs · 17 years ago

I have Windows 7 ISO with license keys,
you can get them from me cheaper than the retail version, but works the same way..

for those interested, just email me ga****@ymail.com

Jhay · 17 years ago

I’ll get Windows 7 on my next notebook buy. Still going to wait for the OS to ‘mature’.

To be honest though, I don’t have much apprehensions in doing the upgrade as compared to when Vista arrived. ;)

Brian_B · 17 years ago

Abe may emails.

Ryan · 17 years ago

I shifted to 64-bit W7 a month ago from Vista. Been liking it so far. Transition was much easier than previous upgrades. Drivers were never an issue.

lolipown · 17 years ago

@Ric
When did you get your Vista Pro? Buyers from June this year get the upgrade for free.

@jayb and @manong
If you have a technet subscription (via your company) you could get W7 for free :D

manong · 17 years ago

wow! for that price i could buy the best GPU out there.. vista/xp is still doable for current/latest hardware (puro eye-candy lng nman, performance still depends on HW)..

unless they release the latest games exclusively in win7 (which i doubt), vista/xp will be fine.. (considering the millions of “xp netbooks” out there)

regardless of os, browsers are a must upgrade (FREE) since everything we do with our HW, we always use the internet..

jayb · 17 years ago

i do like windows 7 ultimate… faster, more features..

i am using it for almost two weeks na..

download na lang kau sa net ng original copy then bigay ko sa inyo kung pano i activate… but first you have to check if your pc/laptop is compatible.. you can check by downloading a software from microsoft

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/upgrade-advisor

Kelvin Servigon · 17 years ago

A must-see event. Whew, mahal talaga ng windows OS.. :(

Ric · 17 years ago

I have Win Vista Pro currently. Any chance I can get Win 7 Pro cheaper since I’m upgrading?

Irvin Ching · 17 years ago

Hi Abe, any word if the Family Pack is heading our way? I’m really looking forward to getting that bundle since I have a couple of PCs here that would benefit from a win7 upgrade.

tas · 17 years ago

sir abe, any news on the family pack? and how much is the price for that?

Pusang Kulog · 17 years ago

I think Windows 7 proved to be quite good as the RC edition have shown…

anonymous · 17 years ago

They said that window 7 is the fixed version of windows vista. .. faster and more stable. I am hoping that window 7 is not a disaster like windows vista. .. Ouch!