http://technologizer.com/2009/01/29/how-to-make-windows-7-a-hit-make-it-free/ Reviews, News, and Opinion About Personal Technology by Harry McCracken & Friends Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:49:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://technologizer.com/2009/01/29/how-to-make-windows-7-a-hit-make-it-free/comment-page-1/#comment-58565 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:14:57 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=7407#comment-58565 [...] By Harry McCracken  |  Posted at 9:22 am on Thursday, January 29, 2009 Link to Technologizer Article [...]

]]> http://technologizer.com/2009/01/29/how-to-make-windows-7-a-hit-make-it-free/comment-page-1/#comment-19472 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:48:22 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=7407#comment-19472 [...] It’s not exactly stunning that the company chose not to follow Gizmodo’s advice that Win 7 should be free for all Vista owners. But there are a number of price breaks associated with the [...]

]]> http://technologizer.com/2009/01/29/how-to-make-windows-7-a-hit-make-it-free/comment-page-1/#comment-9366 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:44:13 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=7407#comment-9366 Microsoft has actually offered an OS upgrade for $49 in the past when they were trying to convince users to upgrade from Windows 98 to Windows ME. About 9 years ago, Windows 98 users could get the Windows ME upgrade for only $49. All other upgraders from Windows 3.1 and 95 had to pay the full upgrade price of $99. If they have done it once, I think that would make them more likely to do it again. However, I would doubt it would be $49 if they did, since it is 9 years later and as everyone knows, prices almost always go up.

]]> http://technologizer.com/2009/01/29/how-to-make-windows-7-a-hit-make-it-free/comment-page-1/#comment-8500 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:31:12 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=7407#comment-8500 Hmmm. interesting idea. How about this as an idea, get the base O/S for free, but have to pay a subscription to get updates. Now to start you would get loads of people not doing any updates, but once you had discovered that you had a worm (like conflicker for instance) you’d pay pretty damn quickly for support.

]]> http://technologizer.com/2009/01/29/how-to-make-windows-7-a-hit-make-it-free/comment-page-1/#comment-8483 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:43:38 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=7407#comment-8483 [...] How to Make Windows 7 a Hit: Make It Free | Technologizer Windows 7 Over at Gizmodo, Matt Buchanan has a come up with a cool strategy for ensuring that Windows 7 gets an enthusiastic reception when it ships: give it away. Well, sort of. He’s really only talking about giving it … Technologizer – http://technologizer.com/ [...]

]]> http://technologizer.com/2009/01/29/how-to-make-windows-7-a-hit-make-it-free/comment-page-1/#comment-8478 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:27:34 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=7407#comment-8478 Upgrades to Linux are free as in $0.
Typically Mac OS upgrades are around $130.
Both are far less expensive than any previous Windows upgrade.

]]> http://technologizer.com/2009/01/29/how-to-make-windows-7-a-hit-make-it-free/comment-page-1/#comment-8471 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:09:43 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=7407#comment-8471 I agree. If the price for Windows 7 is $49.00, I would definitely be buying multiple copies to upgrade my older PCs. It doesn’t make sense to pay a premium to update old hardware.

]]> http://technologizer.com/2009/01/29/how-to-make-windows-7-a-hit-make-it-free/comment-page-1/#comment-8465 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:08:55 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=7407#comment-8465 I’m all for it! Seems like that is the best way to get average users to upgrade, and it is bound to have a beneficial effect on their support costs.

]]> http://technologizer.com/2009/01/29/how-to-make-windows-7-a-hit-make-it-free/comment-page-1/#comment-8461 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:39:44 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=7407#comment-8461 Great recommendation, H. I used this tactic in a fast-growing software company and it drove record revenues.

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