Save 50% on Microsoft Windows 7

Pre-order Windows 7 between Friday, June 26th and July 11th and receive at least a 50% discount off of the estimated retail price. Two editions of Windows 7 will be discounted: Home Premium Upgrade for $49 and Windows 7 Professional Upgrade for $99.

Microsoft said the discounts are meant "as a way of saying thank you to our loyal Windows customers." Given that there really isn't a competitive operating system (i.e. I mean one that integrates just as well with a server operating system) and Windows Vista flopped like Windows ME did, I'm viewing it as more of an apology in the form of money. Let's face it; those who adopted Windows Vista (like me) were the guinea pigs for the rest of the world and Microsoft should give us some of our money back. Thanks, Microsoft.

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