Who's getting Windows 7 for free?

**mike_jmg** · August 7th, 2009, 06:22

still not sure, I'm sticking with winXP as long as I can

***BlueCrab*** · August 7th, 2009, 15:14

So, I've gotten Win7 RTM from MSDN but still haven't installed it.

I probably won't for a while, if ever.

**ICE** · August 7th, 2009, 16:53

Originally Posted by quzar

What preinstalled crap?

Seriously?

***quzar*** · August 7th, 2009, 18:23

Originally Posted by ICE

Seriously?

Yes seriously. Unless you're talking about buying a name-brand machine with Win7 installed on it (which doesn't apply at all the free version) I really don't know what preinstalled crap you're talking about. This has everything the full version off a store shelf will have, all people's experiences are (well, hopefully) after having installed all their drivers and whatnot.

What preinstalled crap?

**Shrygue** · August 8th, 2009, 00:26

As far as I've seen in the RC beta, there's no preinstalled rubbish. Well, except maybe Internet Explorer but that's no biggie, the UK and European Windows 7 Ultimate E final retail version lised on Amazon won't come with IE packaged which is ace.

**VampDude** · August 9th, 2009, 14:29

IE has been with every build of Windows since 1995, the CD version of Windows 95.

Microsoft not including it this time must be down to that case quite a while back, I would like to see FireFox bundled with Windows 7.

...Though that won't happen(?).

**JessicaD** · August 10th, 2009, 15:09

Shrygue,

Windows 7 E will not be released as planned. "In the wake of last week's developments, as well as continuing feedback on Windows 7 E that we have received from computer manufacturers and other business partners, I'm pleased to report that we will ship the same version of Windows 7 in Europe in October that we will ship in the rest of the world.

One reason we decided not to ship Windows 7 E is concerns raised by computer manufacturers and partners. Several worried about the complexity of changing the version of Windows that we ship in Europe if our ballot screen proposal is ultimately accepted by the Commission and we stop selling Windows 7 E. Computer manufacturers and our partners also warned that introducing Windows 7 E, only to later replace it with a version of Windows 7 that includes IE, could confuse consumers about what version of Windows to buy with their PCs."

Jessica
Microsoft Windows Client Team

**Shrygue** · August 10th, 2009, 21:48

LOL, you think I'm gonna believe that? Amazon UK still lists Windows 7 E Ultimate for £170 and nowhere else as far as I see says anything on the subject.

(Seems like a spambot to me, anyone here agree?)