Hidden Fees Discovered For "Free" Windows 7 Upgrade 406
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CmdrTaco
from the nothing-is-free dept.
from the nothing-is-free dept.
An anonymous reader writes 'Thousands of recent computer purchasers who are expecting to receive free upgrades to Windows 7 when it is released on October 22 may be surprised to learn that some big computer makers are quietly tacking on hefty processing fees as high as $17 to mail out those disks to some buyers.' How about they process $0 to click a link and download a file?
Get rid of Vista for $17? (Score:5, Funny)
When I mentioned this to my office colleague, he said $17 was a quite a bargain if that's what it takes to it makes Vista go away.
Re:$0 to click and download a file (Score:3, Funny)
It definitively does not cost $17 to server 3 gluon-bits (gb) to a customer. Neither does it cost much to serve 3 GiB to a customer.
And if bandwidth is that much of a problem then serve it over a password-protected bittorrent. Or non-protected bittorrent, relying on the windows key for security.
Oh nos! (Score:5, Funny)
Heft? (Score:5, Funny)
While not the free promised, the terms hefty and $17 haven't been used together since the 1930s.
HELP! (Score:2, Funny)
How to burn the ISO?
I burned three already. The wife's cat is charred and my fingers have bad blisters.
And I still cannot upgrade after three reboots!
Re:$0 to click and download a file (Score:5, Funny)
--If you are not of the computer literate and want to upgrade to Windows 7, the $17 shiny thing seems like a bargain.
--If you are of the computer literate and don't know a method for downloading the Windows 7 iso, turn in your Slashdot ID; you are banished.
Re:The OS is free, not... (Score:5, Funny)
But, yeah a download or something would be a neat idea, but then it would likely be hacked in like 2 seconds.
As opposed to any other software ever released by MS?
Re:HELP! (Score:4, Funny)
"Record? I don't have any blank records. How would I hook up the record player to my computer!"
Re:Heft? (Score:5, Funny)
While not the free promised, the terms hefty and $17 haven't been used together since the 1930s.
Excellent, I have a volunteer.
I shall be at your door shortly with a sock and $17 in loose change.
Re:Free lunch (Score:3, Funny)
Well, they do tend to be designed to increase surface area(without increasing tissue volume) and thus radiate more heat, so technically...
Re:similar to Snow Leopard (Score:2, Funny)
"Thousands of recent coMputer purchasers who are expectIng to reCeive free upgRades tO WindowS 7 when it is released On October 22 may be surprised to learn that some big computer makers are quietly tacking on heFTty processing fees as high as $17 to mail out those disks to some buyers"
Where's my dubloon?
Re:similar to Snow Leopard (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Digital distribution has been needed for a whil (Score:2, Funny)
Can't you just put $25 from your checking account in savings and use the credit card to buy groceries? I hate the MIR dance as much as anyone does, but you win if you get the rebate.
That's a great idea but what if the person wants to be a victim rather than someone inconvenienced? :/
This is good news! (Score:2, Funny)
(Well, almost. I have had a couple of rare ones at the $25 level. But they were almost free.)