Microsoft has reduced the price of its most popular edition — Home Premium — to $119.99 for upgrades and $199.99 for full retail copies. Both price points are $40 less than Vista’s original Home Premium price.
From June 26 to July 11, while supplies last Microsoft will offer special preorder pricing. It will be offering in the U.S. Windows 7 Home Premium for $49.99 and Windows 7 Professional for $99.99, a savings of $150 and $200 respectively (over the full retail versions). Canada and Japan enjoy similar deals. Microsoft shows Europeans even more loving with Germany and France receiving Windows 7 Home Premium (€49.99) and Windows 7 Professional (€109.99) preorder prices. The UK, also part of the EU, receives Windows 7 Home Premium (£49.99) and Windows 7 Professional (£99.99) preorder prices.
