Microsoft has announced that the Windows 7 Family Pack, a limited-time offer that allows you to upgrade three PCs to Windows 7 Home Premium, will also be available in select European countries. The company has chosen eight countries: the UK (£149.99), Ireland (£149.99), Germany (€149.99), France (€149.99), Switzerland (€149.99), Austria (€149.99), the Netherlands (€149.99), and Sweden (€149.99). The Windows 7 Family Pack will be available on October 22, 2009, the general availability date of Windows 7, until supplies last.
The pack was announced in Europe after it was announced in North America because Microsoft was not sure it could offer an upgrade version of Windows 7 at launch. In July 2009, Redmond offered to adopt the European Union's browser ballot screen in order to address competition concerns regarding Windows and Internet Explorer. As a result, a week later Microsoft confirmed that it was killing off the Windows 7 E version before it ever saw the light of day.
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Windows 7 Family Pack coming to eight European countries - Ars Technica
The pack was announced in Europe after it was announced in North America because Microsoft was not sure it could offer an upgrade version of Windows 7 at launch. In July 2009, Redmond offered to adopt the European Union's browser ballot screen in order to address competition concerns regarding Windows and Internet Explorer. As a result, a week later Microsoft confirmed that it was killing off the Windows 7 E version before it ever saw the light of day.
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Windows 7 Family Pack coming to eight European countries - Ars Technica