Windows 7 revenge for Europeans

As is known, the European Commission is trying to force Microsoft to pay a multi-billion dollar fine for the well-known anti-monopoly process, and recently Microsoft announced the exclusion of Internet Explorer 8 from the distribution. This was the first revenge (because the European Commission did not expect such a maneuver, but tried to achieve an equal position in the distribution of all browsers ) However, the Americans intend to retaliate further. Today it became known that the cost of distribution of Windows 7 in Europe will be 41-100% higher compared to its cost in the United States.

For example, the most popular version of Windows 7 Home Premium in Europe will cost € 119.99, that is, $ 168.66 at the current rate, while in America the price is $ 119 for the same software. As you can see, Microsoft accounts for 1: 1 euro / dollar, which means a 41% higher price for Europeans.

The top version of Windows 7 Ultimate in the US costs $ 219.99, and in Europe it costs € 299 ($ ​​420.27), which is 91% more.
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But that is not all. Due to the lack of IE in the distribution of Windows 7 in the European market will not be available inexpensive upgrades from old versions of Windows to the new. All users will be required to buy a full distribution.

Thus, the money for the fine will be collected from the users themselves, and the Redmond giant, can earn good money on this, because the trial will continue for a very long time, and the European users will start paying the new price on October 22, 2009, when the official release of Windows 7 will take place More precisely, Windows 7E. That is what the European version of the OS without IE browser will be called.