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Spartan Shops provides discounted Windows
Husain Sumra
Issue date: 11/3/09 Section: News
Microsoft's next operating system may be too costly for some students.
The suggested retail price of Windows 7 is $199.99 for a full version of Windows 7 Home Premium at most retailers, and Microsoft and Spartan Shops are taking measures to reduce prices for education.
Ben Johnson, a junior mechanical engineering major, said he would get Windows 7, but that price was a deterrent.
"If I had the money I would upgrade to 'seven,'" he said.
According to Microsoft's Web site, college students can get a $29.99 version of Windows 7 Home Professional on their Web site with a valid college e-mail.
Windows comes in three different versions - Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate, according to Microsoft's Web site.
All three versions have most of Windows 7's new features, such as improved performance, but Professional and Ultimate come with Windows XP Mode, which allows the user to run older XP programs, according to Microsoft's Web site.
Ultimate comes with BitLocker, which is data encryption software that can prevent the theft or loss of data, according to Microsoft's Web site.
After inputting their e-mail addresses, students will receive an e-mail from Microsoft and may then download the upgrade version of Windows 7 Home Professional, according to Microsoft's Web site.
Spartan Shops is selling versions of Windows 7 at discounted prices, said Jerssi Chau, the department supervisor of the computer department at Spartan Shops.
Chau, a senior business marketing major, said Spartan Shops will be stocking a Windows 7 Professional upgrade for $49.99.
He said the store didn't know when it would receive shipments of the upgrade discs, but that demand from some faculty was high.
Chau said the $49.99 upgrade version of Windows 7 Professional wouldn't work with Windows XP.
Chau said any full version of Windows 7 would work with Windows XP.
He said the store is also considering ordering another version of Windows 7.
The suggested retail price of Windows 7 is $199.99 for a full version of Windows 7 Home Premium at most retailers, and Microsoft and Spartan Shops are taking measures to reduce prices for education.
Ben Johnson, a junior mechanical engineering major, said he would get Windows 7, but that price was a deterrent.
"If I had the money I would upgrade to 'seven,'" he said.
According to Microsoft's Web site, college students can get a $29.99 version of Windows 7 Home Professional on their Web site with a valid college e-mail.
Windows comes in three different versions - Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate, according to Microsoft's Web site.
All three versions have most of Windows 7's new features, such as improved performance, but Professional and Ultimate come with Windows XP Mode, which allows the user to run older XP programs, according to Microsoft's Web site.
Ultimate comes with BitLocker, which is data encryption software that can prevent the theft or loss of data, according to Microsoft's Web site.
After inputting their e-mail addresses, students will receive an e-mail from Microsoft and may then download the upgrade version of Windows 7 Home Professional, according to Microsoft's Web site.
Spartan Shops is selling versions of Windows 7 at discounted prices, said Jerssi Chau, the department supervisor of the computer department at Spartan Shops.
Chau, a senior business marketing major, said Spartan Shops will be stocking a Windows 7 Professional upgrade for $49.99.
He said the store didn't know when it would receive shipments of the upgrade discs, but that demand from some faculty was high.
Chau said the $49.99 upgrade version of Windows 7 Professional wouldn't work with Windows XP.
Chau said any full version of Windows 7 would work with Windows XP.
He said the store is also considering ordering another version of Windows 7.
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