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[Closed] Windows Anytime Upgrade rip off

 PJay
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I've got Windows 7 Home Premium and have been looking at using Anytime Upgrade to upgrade to Professional. Why am I expected to pay £120 from the UK Microsoft Store when the US one is charging $89.95 (£57.81), less than half the price!

The US store requires a US billing address and won't accept my UK one so is this just another case of UK residents getting ripped off?


 
Posted : 09/01/2011 6:41 pm
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Bundlebox is your friend.


 
Posted : 09/01/2011 6:55 pm
 PJay
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Thanks but there's a download option too, you just have to pay twice the price if you're in the UK.


 
Posted : 09/01/2011 7:13 pm
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What reason do you want professional for, only difference is the networking options. Unless you want to run a domain network then I can't see the need?


 
Posted : 09/01/2011 7:26 pm
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only difference is the networking options.

+ XP Mode ?


 
Posted : 09/01/2011 7:37 pm
 CHB
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This site is your friend....

http://www.software4students.co.uk/Windows_7-software.aspx

I just installed for my son (secondary school).

Took a while for it to be posted, but it is a genuine copy of windows.


 
Posted : 09/01/2011 7:39 pm
 PJay
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I probably don't need Pro. at present although the Domain Join functions might be handy when we get our server sorted professionally at work. The virtualisation stuff might be fun too.

I guess that I'm just a bit miffed at being expected to pay double for a download because I'm in the UK.


 
Posted : 09/01/2011 7:45 pm
 br
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'cos stuff costs different prices in different countries 😯


 
Posted : 09/01/2011 7:51 pm
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Try this

there are many similar ones as well and they do work, i upgraded my net book sometime ago and it still working fine.


 
Posted : 09/01/2011 8:41 pm