Windows 7 OEM Pricing
A very important information has just been revealed: Windows 7 OEM pricing. And why is it important? Simply because this money will make the difference when you try to buy a laptop with Windows 7 included.
We’ve talked before about the Windows 7 pricing, so here’s a quick reference to compare it with OEM:
| Full | Upgrade | OEM | |
| Home Premium | $ 200 | $ 120 | $ 110 |
| Professional | $ 300 | $ 200 | $ 140 |
| Ultimate | $ 320 | $ 220 | $ 190 |
OEM pricing it is extremely important to computer builders, and of course users. But there are some considerations:
- OEM versions are only licensed to one machine. Period. You don’t get the chance to use the same license on a separate machine, even if you don’t have it installed in the original machine.
- Also is required for OEM, clean installations of the operating system. You cannot upgrade any existing installation, you must clean your hard drive first.
Even though the pricing has only been revealed for three versions, we assume that these versions (Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate) will be the selected ones for any computer manufacturer to use. Specially the Home Premium version (yes, I know, I do not like it either).
