When Windows 7 was announced a few short months ago, there was some confusion – and there still is frankly – as to why Microsoft did not offer the FAMILY PACK in Australia.
The Family Pack is essentially three licenses for Windows 7 in one box. A common need in families today where you often find a main family computer, and one or two laptops.
Why wasn’t this available on launch day? who knows? I simply cannot answer that one. Announcing the Family Pack today with ‘limited stock’ still seems a little strange. Limited stock? Print more! It’s not a difficult thing to do. Seems to me to be a commercial decision to simply get the most from the launch and then test the water with this discounted model, and perhaps withdraw it at a later time. Personally, I can’t see them removing this item from the shelves, however, you can’t argue this is a great time to upgrade if you have more than one PC.
$249 is the Recommended Retail – look for that to be discounted from $1 to $20 depending on the retailer.
Trev is a Technology Commentator, Dad, Speaker and Rev Head.
He produces and hosts several popular podcasts, EFTM, Two Blokes Talking Tech, Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars, The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, and the Private Feed. He is the resident tech expert for Triple M on radio across Australia, and is the resident Tech Expert on Channel 9’s Today Show and appears regularly on 9 News, A Current Affair and Sky News Early Edition.
Father of three, he is often found in his Man Cave.
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