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Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7 Upgrade Pricing
So as we all know, Microsoft announced the pricing details for Windows 7 yesterday, and some people are already waving the Snow Leopard 29.99 upgrade price around.
ZDNet Blogger Ed Bott had taken the time to read the fine print on the Apple upgrade offer and has come to an interesting conclusion. Windows 7 is CHEAPER than Snow Leopard for the majority of the market.
You see, you can only actually get Snow Leopard for that 29.99 price if you’ve bought an Intel based Mac AFTER October 2007. Anything before that will cost you $169 and anything before 2006, well you’re SOL, no upgrade for you. Kind of puts things in perspective doesn’t it? At the end of the day the Microsoft offer is actually pretty darn good, at least it’s cheaper than Vista right?
Here’s a chart Ed made that breaks things down nicely:
|
PC/Mac purchase date |
Windows 7 upgrade cost |
Snow Leopard upgrade cost |
| October 2001 – Jan 2006 | $50 – $120 | Not supported |
| Jan 2006 – Sep 2007 | $50 – $120 | $169 (Intel only) |
| Oct 2007 – Jun 2009 | $50 – $120 | $29 |
| Jun 2009 or later | $0 | $0 |
Full Story: Ed Bott’s ZDNet Blog