Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 Family Pack Pricing
By: Arie Slob
At the end of July Microsoft confirmed that the rumors we had been hearing for some time that a Family Pack was in the works for Windows 7 were correct. Microsoft has now released some additional details and pricing.
Windows 7 Family Pack consists of Windows 7 Home Premium for installation on up to 3 PCs. Microsoft announced that the 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.
Now that is a great saving, but there's a catch. I have included the 'problematic' words in Microsoft announcement above in quotation marks; Microsoft is saying it will be a limited offer "while supplies last." Microsoft has so far declined to comment on this.
It is also not clear in which markets the Family Pack will be offered, but it looks to be quite restricted too. About the only information available right now is that we won't see a Family Pack offer in Europe until 2010.