vista v windows 7

Is there a group dealing with the pros and cons of each of these OS's?
The pricing of Win7, announced by Microsoft today, reveals that non-US
buyers will be paying 100% more in most cases. What will prevent anyone
importing their copy from the US?

Regards,
Bill

Most reputable online dealers will not export software. Frys and Amazon
being amongst them - check their details. I guess you could vacation in the
USA and buy a copy, but you will find "Not For Export' marked on each and
every copy, so you risk it being confiscated by Customs at your destination
if you try.
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"Bill" <> wrote in message
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> Is there a group dealing with the pros and cons of each of these OS's?
> The pricing of Win7, announced by Microsoft today, reveals that non-US
> buyers will be paying 100% more in most cases. What will prevent anyone
> importing their copy from the US?
>
> Regards,
> Bill

> The pricing of Win7, announced by Microsoft today, reveals that non-US
> buyers will be paying 100% more in most cases. What will prevent anyone
> importing their copy from the US?

>What will prevent anyone importing their copy from the US?

Nothing, provided the product is not restricted by the origin country's
export laws (which is not in this case) and by the destination country's
import laws.

Some larger application publishers have been providing a centralized online
store for worldwide customers (under compliance of previously stated two
laws) to purchase a downloaded version. The only possible adverse effect is
the cannibalization for the local sales, but it's much easier and convenient
than setting up different local online stores, so it's a trade-off.

It's the buyer who needs to consider cost and convenience involved in what's
usually called as parallel-import, and some after-sales support will not be
warranted in countries where the product is not being sold.

In the case of your original question about Windows 7, if I read it
correctly, in some European countries, an upgrade price will be offered for
the full version, and the reason for that is that they (MS) have not fully
tested the upgrade/in-place installation scenarios for those countries and
don't want to delay the release, and I guess, also considered the
parallel-import issues. So it seems to be a balanced call - but just my own
guess.

Hope this helps and good luck.




"Bill" <> wrote in message
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> Is there a group dealing with the pros and cons of each of these OS's?
> The pricing of Win7, announced by Microsoft today, reveals that non-US
> buyers will be paying 100% more in most cases. What will prevent anyone
> importing their copy from the US?
>
> Regards,
> Bill

"Bill" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Is there a group dealing with the pros and cons of each of these OS's?
> The pricing of Win7, announced by Microsoft today, reveals that non-US
> buyers will be paying 100% more in most cases. What will prevent anyone
> importing their copy from the US?
>

Windows 7 Forum:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...egory/w7itpro/

MS have claimed Win 7 released to the EU will not be sold as an upgrade
version due to problems in creating an EU upgrade version that doesn't
contain IE, but since you are in Aus that shouldn't affect you. Of course
the EU anti competitive commission has made a complete pigs ear in there
ruling regarding IE as a result of the Opera complaint, after all FF
succeeded in getting a high market share without haveing to resort to
dubious legal complaints.
The EU commission has of course dissmissed the MS Win 7 upgrade decission,
claiming MS should release a version, that on installation, should offer you
a choice of which browser to install.
In the past the english language version of Win has not being country
specific, I dont believe Win 7 to be any different, so there will be nothing
to stop you buying in the US

"Bill" <> wrote in message
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> Is there a group dealing with the pros and cons of each of these OS's?
> The pricing of Win7, announced by Microsoft today, reveals that non-US
> buyers will be paying 100% more in most cases. What will prevent anyone
> importing their copy from the US?
>
> Regards,
> Bill

you have to get Windows7 w/o wastin gtime on thinking, because Vista is
garbage.

"JEWboy" <> wrote in message
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> you have to get Windows7 w/o wastin gtime on thinking, because Vista is
> garbage.

Simply not true, making this particular statement irrelevant.

<H>.

"JEWboy" <> wrote in message
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> you have to get Windows7 w/o wastin gtime on thinking, because Vista is
> garbage.

Why? Win 7 is just Vista regurgitated with a different name.

Bill wrote:
> Is there a group dealing with the pros and cons of each of these OS's?
> The pricing of Win7, announced by Microsoft today, reveals that non-US
> buyers will be paying 100% more in most cases. What will prevent anyone
> importing their copy from the US?
>
> Regards,
> Bill

Is that pricing due to Microsoft of the destination country's taxes?
Here in the US we enjoy a relatively low level of consumption taxes -
other countries especially those in the EU don't.
I honestly thing the EU nations want their citizens in the Dark Ages.

"webster72n" <> wrote in message
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>
>
> "JEWboy" <> wrote in message
> news:On$...
>> you have to get Windows7 w/o wastin gtime on thinking, because Vista is
>> garbage.
>
> Simply not true, making this particular statement irrelevant.
>
> <H>.

JEWboy is irrelevant. Unless you want to flame him, it's best not to read
his posts.
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