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3 Full copies or 3 Upgrade copies?
The hard thing about comparing OS X with Windows is that you can only compare the Windows Upgrade version to the OS X in the retail chain because Windows Full, unlike OS X or Windows Upgrade, will let you legally install the OS on 'virgin' hardware without a prior license.

Having said that does this '$189' family pack contain 3 copies of the upgrade or full versions?

I would assume this is only for Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade.
Posted by: mikefarinha   Posted on: 07/01/09  (Edited: 07/01/2009 @ 11:50) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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3 Full copies or 3 Upgrade copies?  mikefarinha | 07/01/09
RE: Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade  RealAusTech | 07/02/09
Upgrade conditions  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
how about RC  nothingness | 07/02/09
You didn't really just ask that question?  xXSpeedzXx | 07/02/09
Riddle me this, Bott-man...  MaxKorban | 07/02/09
"Most of us"  tikigawd | 07/02/09
The wizard never prompts you for an old license!  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
@Ed: I have to ask...  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
@vulpine: It doesn't  NonZealot | 07/02/09
I didn't ask you, Zealot...  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
Wow, that was harsh!  NonZealot | 07/02/09
@zealot: Nope, but then, I haven't installed Win7 yet.  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
No it didn't  NonZealot | 07/02/09
Must reinstall XP/Vista to upgrade over it  gregrocker | 07/02/09
It appears someone else chose to contradict you, Zealot  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
Who contradicted me?  NonZealot | 07/02/09
Oh, my! Zealot, please tell me you didn't link...  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
Don't steal Windows  NonZealot | 07/02/09
Upgrade versions don't require proof of a previous license...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
@ MaxKorban - The answer is NO...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/02/09
@ NonZealot & Vulpine - The answer is simple...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/02/09
@ NonZealot - Nice trick -but that only bypasses the normal procedure..  Wolfie2K3 | 07/02/09
If you don't have a licensed version, a free trial version should work.  xuniL_z | 07/03/09
never hurts to ask  nothingness | 07/02/09
No.  ShadeTree | 07/02/09
You know, I seem to remember reading something about that...  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
I don't remember anything like that  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
But Ed ...  mwagner@... | 07/02/09
You don't have to do that  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
Wouldn't it have to?  mwagner@... | 07/02/09
Win 7 Beta and RC are for evaluation puropses  tikigawd | 07/02/09
sheesh  nothingness | 07/02/09
Yes, it was "at my own risk" ...  mwagner@... | 07/02/09
@ MWagner: {sigh} How soon they forget...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/02/09
I thought I saw 2000 as well at the MS site  marks055@... | 07/02/09
On one page, yes  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
It seems only fair ...  mwagner@... | 07/02/09
Have 3 Computers With Windows...  windozefreak | 07/02/09
Interesting....  RealAusTech | 07/02/09
Don't agree with 3rd point at all.  BillDem | 07/02/09
That might have been true 3 years ago... but...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/02/09
Full copies only for me... If this is upgrade - forget it.  BillDem | 07/02/09
So what's the problem?  NonZealot | 07/02/09
I'll go you one better.  bobtran | 07/02/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  artfudd | 07/02/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  frfeni | 07/02/09
Only if you bought a family license and ...  ShadeTree | 07/02/09
Oddly enough  frgough | 07/02/09
So you are saying that you have 5 Macs at home ....  ShadeTree | 07/02/09
I happen to have 5 macs...  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
You get what you pay for  NonZealot | 07/02/09
...or you pay for what you get...  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
And cue the double standard!  NonZealot | 07/02/09
What double standard?  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
Where is the Excitement and Celebration!  Ed Arnold | 07/02/09
How are you figuring "premium" hardware?  GatesDA | 07/02/09
@gatesda: Now do it legitimately. You, my friend, aren't a consumer.  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
Too many factors for a direct comparison.  GatesDA | 07/02/09
@vulpine. Windows is cheaper over time.  xuniL_z | 07/03/09
@zunil_z: I happen to disagree  vulpine@... | 07/11/09
And your point is ?????  GetReal-mac.com | 07/02/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  frfeni | 07/02/09
Really?  Richard Flude | 07/02/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  Ackadia | 07/02/09
....  Badgered | 07/02/09
Home users' apps  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
So would I  bobiroc | 07/02/09
Well...  Badgered | 07/02/09
two problems with your argument  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
Sick of the MACs cost more argument  jahrends | 07/02/09
Well its true  bobiroc | 07/02/09
If PC's are cheaper  tzcannon | 07/02/09
Try This On For Size...  windozefreak | 07/02/09
Size...  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
iSuppli says you're wrong.  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
Interesting, I have different statistics  NonZealot | 07/02/09
You know, Zealot, I'm going to try to give you a better answer.  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
I must be the luckiest man in the world!  NonZealot | 07/02/09
How ironic that this blog posting came out today  NonZealot | 07/02/09
@Zealot: So a battery failed after 2 years...  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
the real thinking different  thinklady | 07/02/09
Thinking backwards, you mean.  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
Hands-on is the key here...  flboffin | 07/02/09
In your case, fiboffin, I have no argument--  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
Mac vs. PC cost analysis: How does it all add up?  Ole Man | 07/03/09
I don't think so  Rude Union | 07/03/09
I don't think so  ManoaHI | 07/03/09
Mac Reliability  bjzawistowski | 07/02/09
Mac reliability, rebutted.  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
Rebuttal rebutted  bjzawistowski | 07/04/09
You've left him speechless
devil  xuniL_z | 07/04/09
Silence can be deafening  Ole Man | 07/05/09
I DID  cwhull | 07/02/09
Like it or not... It's true...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/02/09
First off..  jab9417@... | 07/07/09
Home Users Needing Pro  bobiroc | 07/02/09
My sentiments exactly  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
OEM vs Open License  MaxKorban | 07/02/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  Loverock Davidson | 07/02/09
"...already low price..."?  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
Yep  Loverock Davidson | 07/02/09
Please explain  Viva la crank dodo | 07/02/09
Nup  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
MS multipack is still inferior  xXSpeedzXx | 07/02/09
Check the license agreement  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
The EULA specifies 1 device  xXSpeedzXx | 07/02/09
Ya n/m  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
Indeed  Badgered | 07/02/09
? home license?  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
Not true  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
@Ed  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
We were composing at the same time (nt)  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
hmm  Badgered | 07/02/09
Yes, that's different  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
Ahh, that's where I got confused... thanks (nt)  Badgered | 07/06/09
That was never true of Windows  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
Thanks  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
Someone clearly doesn't have a clue.  ShadeTree | 07/02/09
There are other options besides domain join  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
His claim was better control and ...  ShadeTree | 07/02/09
your right that for the average jo  xXSpeedzXx | 07/02/09
You can't compare every day America to us.  MaxKorban | 07/02/09
Exactly!!!!!  PlayFair | 07/02/09
I never specified that I had a domain server or not  xXSpeedzXx | 07/02/09
So you have an extremely rare situation  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
And you think that in my case I should have to purchase  xXSpeedzXx | 07/02/09
In answer to your question:  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
AD is designed for Central Management  xXSpeedzXx | 07/02/09
That would a Business Pack  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
They do make it easier.  MaxKorban | 07/02/09
Windows AD at home  bcmoore87 | 07/02/09
You can't use that kind of logic...  PollyProteus | 07/02/09
re: MS multipack is still inferior  Badgered | 07/02/09
Needs more explanation  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
Yes  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
You are WRONG again, Ed.  Captiosus | 07/02/09
A bit of miscommunication here; you're both right.  GatesDA | 07/02/09
Yeah, that's right your situation is typical  stano360 | 07/02/09
It is reasonale to assume that a ...  mwagner@... | 07/02/09
It's not reasonable to assume...  PollyProteus | 07/02/09
The family pack is $49 for Leopard users  financegozu | 07/02/09
How is that different ....  ShadeTree | 07/02/09
Technically speaking....  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
To paraphrase you, "How is that different..."  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
If Win has such Massive Market-share why so expensive vs. OsX?  Davewrite | 07/02/09
Comparing Microsoft to Apple  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
Mac only 2-3% world share. Shouldn't Win be lots lots cheaper?  Davewrite | 07/02/09
R&D isn't the only picture  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
Msft R&D spread over what 90% of market, Mac 2-3%.  Davewrite | 07/02/09
Your math doesn't make sense  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
sure my math makes sense.  Davewrite | 07/02/09
Shhh not so loud.  Rick_K | 07/02/09
"Microsoft is a software company."  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
No such things as OSX upgrades  Eleutherios | 07/02/09
Your facts are not facts  Rude Union | 07/03/09
Microsoft "defers" costs. Like they do QC and everything else.  HypnoToad72 | 07/02/09
OMG OMG OMG  jahrends | 07/02/09
why don't apple people ask questions  thinklady | 07/02/09
that's a lot of venom there, but doesn't answer Msft overcharging nt  Davewrite | 07/02/09
Apple people do ask questions...  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
Shouldn't Windows be a tiny fraction of Mac OsX ?  PollyProteus | 07/02/09
@Ed Re: pricing  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
Yes, the $49 price is a great deal  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
Apple Pricing Is A Formality  robertmro | 07/02/09
Not entirely true  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
Now, Now, Behave Yourself  robertmro | 07/02/09
I find it interesting  frgough | 07/02/09
Nope  Joe_Raby | 07/02/09
That's true, but profoundly weird  stano360 | 07/02/09
No need to be offensive  Eleutherios | 07/02/09
Score one for competition  frgough | 07/02/09
Why can't you preorder now?  Randalllind | 07/02/09
Sometime between now and October 22  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
Upgrades?  jet1959mo@... | 07/02/09
Yes  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  20kwfence | 07/02/09
I will upgrade my Macs to Snow Leopard but my PCs will stay on Vista  timothyt@... | 07/02/09
OS X on a PC  jahrends | 07/02/09
If you feel so poorly treated by M$ ...  mwagner@... | 07/02/09
"... why do you keep running their OS at all?"  vulpine@... | 07/08/09
$189 for 5, then I'd be interested...  Narg | 07/02/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  starfurysr | 07/02/09
The $49 price is a limited time.  mwagner@... | 07/02/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  code4fun | 07/02/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  peterj2706@... | 07/02/09
You need to read about this  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
"The feature you want is called HomeGroup..."  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
Be careful on your wireless network....  xuniL_z | 07/03/09
Childish, xuniL-z, simply childish.  vulpine@... | 07/05/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  htompkins@... | 07/02/09
The pre-order updates work better for me  orcmid | 07/02/09
Better GUI quality?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
Micro$lap does not care about the recession!  Grayson Peddie | 07/02/09
Who Does?  CelticBrewer | 07/06/09
Kinda discourages the use of a home domain doesn't it?  David Gale | 07/02/09
How about...  tonyhunterajh | 07/02/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  dragontiger | 07/02/09
Confused  ebhb2004@... | 07/02/09
Will the Family Pack work on 3 laptops?  daniel.pereznet | 07/02/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  Morely | 07/02/09
Upgrade edition  BroGnorik | 07/02/09
You don't need a key at all  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
I guess misery likes company  stenman@... | 07/02/09
Won't buy Win 7 - here's why  BillDem | 07/02/09
It goes against the laws of mass production.  i8thecat | 07/02/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  Don Giovanni | 07/02/09
Answers  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/02/09
Weird, I have the same card, no problem  NonZealot | 07/02/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  chkeith | 07/02/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  code4fun | 07/02/09
Microsoft's half measure ...  ron.connal@... | 07/02/09
Which is cheaper?  marbo100 | 07/02/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  ManoaHI | 07/03/09
The better deal, 3 for 189$, or 5 for 49$?  LaughNMac | 07/03/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  zdneter0000 | 07/03/09
What if M$ sold cars  emenau | 07/03/09
poor  CelticBrewer | 07/06/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  SquishyParts | 07/03/09
SL may support Exchange  honeymonster | 07/05/09
OEM Price?  ceh4702 | 07/04/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  Gis Bun | 07/06/09
BTW #1...  vulpine@... | 07/07/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  SteelTrepid | 07/06/09
RE: Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium  mbelisle@... | 07/07/09
Article left out key details  drift2 | 09/03/09
What are you talking about?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/03/09
7 Family Pack-only fr one household?  machaan_z | 10/24/09
They trust you  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/24/09

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