Update: Microsoft has updated the Windows 7 Upgrade Options page with information on participating vendors. You can change the region but Middle East – Arabic page is not available until now. Now the Middle East website is up. No real information though but if you bought a Windows Vista machine after June 25th then you are eligible for the “free” upgrade, keep the receipt.
You know how much I love Microsoft Zifta … I mean Vista. Windows 7 is a service pack for Windows Vista, it is the operating system that Longhorn/Vista was supposed to be.
As long as you purchase a Windows Vista based computer starting today June 26th 2009 you will receive a free upgrade to Windows 7. The actual details of this upgrade offer is “anyone who buys a PC from a participating OEM or retailer with Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate on it will all receive an upgrade to the corresponding version of Windows 7 at little or no cost to customers.”
Via the Windows 7 blog, that offer is available until January 31st, 2010 and is global! Hopefully Microsoft Saudi Arabia will offer free upgrades to Windows 7.
Windows 7 is very cheap (ha ha). Upgrade editions are: Home Premium $119.99, Professional $199.99, Ultimate $219.99. The full versions of Windows 7 cost: Premium $199.99, Professional $299.99, Ultimate $319.99. That’s cheap compared to a regular Mac OSX price of $129.99 for all different editions.
One last point, Vista machines sold in Saudi Arabia (an Arabic speaking country) only offer 1 interface language (English) with no option of installing a free Arabic language file (LIP). The only options to get Arabic interface on a Windows Vista machine are: Buy another license of Windows Vista with Arabic interface, buy the Vista Ultimate for MUI support (Arabic MUI for Vista SP2 is not even out yet) or just pirate it. I have found another semi-legal method and if you are interested then feel free to ask me.
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thank you for the topic above …
Is there any otption other than the website because I DONT HAVE A visa card … is there any store (like jarir or redington) that I can go to inorder to upgrade my pc?
thank you in advance
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Khaled A. Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
I could not find an upgrade version of Windows 7.
I recommend contacting Microsoft Saudi Arabia and demanding they offer the upgrade version.
http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/saudi/english/
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