News - Microsoft offers Windows 7 to UK university students for £30

[Repressor]

Am I blind or can I not see a limit to how many per person mentionned anywhere?

[Splash]

F U! microsoft honestly FU! most of us students panic ordered them back in july, and only now you give this out?

GRR microsoft

Whoah there buddy - would you have been happier if they hadn't offered something like this at all?

[dangel]

Whoah there buddy - would you have been happier if they hadn't offered something like this at all?

Yeah - well they should of run it by him FIRST. Perfectly reasonable

[OilSheikh]

F U! microsoft honestly FU! most of us students panic ordered them back in july, and only now you give this out?

GRR microsoft

Cancel your pre-order?

[Xenshin]

Seems like a good deal but it's an upgrade, oh well.

[scaryjim]

.edu? It was always .ac.uk when I was at uni.

.edu is US I believe - though the example in the smaller print suggests .ac.uk is acceptable too

Glad somone else noticed that - I thought microsoft had been very sneaky there... "Ah, you might be a UK student, but where's your .edu email?!?"

Have to get the missus to order up a copy

[shadowmaster]

F U! microsoft honestly FU! most of us students panic ordered them back in july, and only now you give this out?

GRR microsoft

If you got your pre order cheap, you could sell it for a small profit and get this instead?

[miniyazz]

Seems like a good deal but it's an upgrade, oh well.

Where's it say it's an upgrade? Can't find it in the article or on their web page. Also, any limits on how many per student?

[Will404]

What about .sch.uk addresses, thats what my 6th form gives out. Or am I emmited from this offer

[Whiternoise]

Hooray

Snow Leopard and 7 for the same price!

Ignore the part about .EDU, it clearly gives leeds.ac.uk as an example so we're fine.

[finlay666]

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/w...mpare-editions

Why on earth would you get Home Premium when Pro contains more for the same price

As it starts in October I'm going to see what my uni has on the MSDNAA and probably get it for free on that if possible and keep one retail one that I preordered over an upgrade for the convenience of a reinstall on my main pc.

[shinwa]

Aggh. Why are U.K. users getting all the breaks on this OS?

First it's the cheaper full/upgrades, now offers like this!

I'm out in the cold here in the States, I'd buy it if I just had a decent discount deal!

[Clunk]

Home Premium and Pro for the same price? Why would you get HP?

If you're a Goth and want to be an individual.

[borandi]

Aggh. Why are U.K. users getting all the breaks on this OS?

First it's the cheaper full/upgrades, now offers like this!

I'm out in the cold here in the States, I'd buy it if I just had a decent discount deal!

Because in the UK we get shafted on EVERY SINGLE HARDWARE PURCHASE. It's nice to have the one up.

What about .sch.uk addresses, thats what my 6th form gives out. Or am I emmited from this offer

In 6th form you're still technically a 'pupil'. When you hit university, you become a 'student'. This offer is for students only - so sorry, you miss out.

[=assassin=]

This sounds like a great deal; a shame I'm not a student though Although tbh, back when I was, I got a free copy of XP anyway - just had to get hold of the CD image from college and apply the cd-key I was given. I never ended up using it though, so not sure if the key would ever work

[Xenshin]

Where's it say it's an upgrade? Can't find it in the article or on their web page. Also, any limits on how many per student?

On the Hexus site it says "This offer is ideal for students who are not planning to buy a new PC but want to experience Windows 7 on their existing Windows XP or Windows Vista PC."

Source: Hexus Site

As well as on the Microsoft site "a PC that is currently running a genuine copy of Windows Vista or Windows XP and can run Windows 7."

Source: Microsoft Site

Those two parts lead me to believe that it is only an upgrade, great for those who are not planning to build a new PC.