Monday, May 11th 2009
Windows 7 Retail Jewel-case Designs Surface
Microsoft impressed many by releasing the evaluation version Windows 7 Release Candidate ahead of the formal launch of its Windows 7 line of client operating systems. Polish website CentrumXP.pl caught early glimpses of what the jewel-cases of the some of the variants of Windows 7 could look like, along those of the Anytime Upgrade packs that let users promote their Windows 7 variant to a higher variant. The case design resembles that of Windows Vista, along with variants retaining the box color scheme from those of their predecessors. The Windows logo looks frosty-white, and gets some of the motifs from the default user login background Windows 7 RC sports.
Source:
CentrumXP.pl
78 Comments on Windows 7 Retail Jewel-case Designs Surface
Instead of having multiple flavors of an operating system you could either have a) A home version like XP and a pro version like XP or b) have one entire OS and during the install process, choose what you want to install. (like you do with linux)
thanx btarunr and Easy Rhino
Now, think in MS's way.:
how do you bill people if they want different versions from the same disk? what do you charge them at the shop? is there an internet shop to unlock the disk features?
I'm trying to figure out how much $$$$ did the guy make to design THAT!
Microsoft should have asked us (TPU Members) to design a new box. :D
quit flaming.
Assume we get the best version of Windows possible each time, XP Pro, Vista Ultimate, and Win7 Ultimate, buying OEM licences amounts to ~$600(At launch, OEM copies went for about $200 a pop for each).
Assuming $130 a pop for OSX licences, because I don't believe they offer OEM licences, the 5 upgrades cost ~$650. And there will likely be at least one more OSX release in the life of Win7, if not 2 or 3. So your going to be shelling out another $130 to $390 on top of the $650.
Of course you can say "well you don't have to upgrade each time a new version of OSX comes out", and that is true, you don't have to. But the same is true with Windows, you don't have to upgrade to the latest version of Windows, people are still functioning perfectly fine on XP. On top of this, I don't believe any version prior to 10.4 has seen any regular updates or support from Apple, while Windows XP is still supported by Microsoft. Correct me if I am wrong here, as I don't use anything older than 10.5.
So while OSX might have a lower upfront cost, the cost over time is greater. I prefer the higher upfront cost, but lower cost over time. Windows has a greater longevity compared to OSX. I would love to have an option that asks me what I want installed and what I don't during install, with pre-configured defaults of course for the stupid people. 2 DVDs does not mean 2 licences. You are buying one licence to install either the 32-bit or 64-bit version of the software.
EDIT: Its going to be impossible to find drivers for older hardware tho.:(
Thats just something I dont get out of people. They bitch at Microsoft for not supporting old hardware. Its legacy for a reason. Why support it?