Found this a little while ago, hope the rumor is true, as it would benefit a lot of people
source: Microsoft to offer three-user Windows 7 Family Pack? - TechSpot NewsMicrosoft to offer three-user Windows 7 Family Pack?
By Jose Vilches, TechSpot.com
Published: July 2, 2009, 6:43 PM EST
Microsoft may be introducing a Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium, according to a pair of reports citing details in the end-user licensing agreement (EULA) of a recently-leaked build. The still-unconfirmed plan would enable users to install a single copy the operating system on up to three computers in a household, and falls in line with similar licensing Microsoft already has for the Home and Student Edition of Microsoft Office 2007.
There's no word on Family Pack pricing yet. Some suggest it would be somewhere around $189 to undercut Apple’s comparable plan which gives you five OS X licenses for $199, but when you look at the pricing for a standalone one-user copy of Home Premium, it's $120 for an upgrade and $200 for a full version. How the company ends up structuring its Family Pack pricing is anybody's guess, but it seems clear Microsoft still has some surprises up its sleeve to give XP and Vista users a bigger incentive to upgrade their systems.
The company announced a somewhat similar deal with the launch of Windows Vista back in 2007, though it was a limited-time offer for customers who bought retail copies of Vista Ultimate, the most-expensive SKU in the line.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate retail // Windows 7 build ...Intel Core i7 920 // Intel Core2Duo T-5550 1....12 GB Corsair XMS3 Tri-channel 1333 // 4 GB DDR2EVGA GTX 295 // Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Self-built // Gateway FX P-6860
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate retail // Windows 7 build 7264 x64, Vista Home Premium SP2 x64
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 920 // Intel Core2Duo T-5550 1.86x1.86
- Motherboard
- EVGA x58 SLI LE //
- Memory
- 12 GB Corsair XMS3 Tri-channel 1333 // 4 GB DDR2
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GTX 295 // Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS
- Sound Card
- Integrated Realtek // RealTek HD integrated sound
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 19" Acer flatpanel // Laptop Display, Secondary CRT
- Screen Resolution
- 1440 x 900 1152x864 // 1440x900, 1152x864
- Hard Drives
- 750 GB WD Caviar Black 7200 RPM - in desktop
320 GB -laptop
80 GB - laptop secondary drive
- PSU
- Corsair HX1000w // Laptop PSU?
- Case
- Thermaltake Armor+
- Cooling
- Assload of fans, intel stock cpu cooler // GearHead Fan dock
- Keyboard
- Razer Lycosa // laptop keyboard
- Mouse
- Razer DeathAdder // Logitech Laser
- Internet Speed
- 3.0 MB down/ 768 Kb up
- Other Info
- Just built my computer in 12/09
