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Why should I preorder Windows 7E now?
Starting from July 15th to August 14th (August 9th in the UK), retailers will be offering discounted preorders of Windows 7E of up to 65%. There is no better time to purchase Windows 7 than now.

How much do I save?
This chart compares the prices between a preorder and a retail purchase.

Update: The below prices only reflect the savings that could be earned before the preorder discount items were sold out.

Windows 7E Price Comparison (Euros)

Windows 7E Price Comparison (Pounds)

What do I get when I preorder Windows 7 now?
All vendors in Europe and the UK will only be selling the full edition of Windows 7E. They will not include Internet Explorer 8.

How am I supposed to visit websites without a browser?
Germany: Amazon Germany’s website is stating that you can add Internet Explorer 8 to the shopping cart along with Windows 7E before checkout.

The rest of Europe: Microsoft’s official announcement is that Internet Explorer 8 will be offered via the Microsoft Download Center shortly after Windows 7E’s release. However,earlier rumors suggest that Microsoft will be offering a feature pack. The feature pack is in the form of an .iso, which suggests that customers will have the option to include an Internet Explorer 8 CD along with their purchase.

Ok, so what is really happening with Windows 7 in Europe?
Microsoft now says it will not ship Windows 7E in Europe and will just ship Windows 7. Windows 7 in Europe will present a ballot screen on the first boot and allow you to choose which browser you want to install including IE8.

Why is there no upgrade edition of Windows 7E?
Due to concerns raised by EU antitrust regulators, Microsoft have decided to remove the bundling of IE8 with Windows 7E. Any sort of upgrade installation would mean that IE8 code would be carried over to Windows 7.
**Update: IE8 will no longer be removed as stated in the previous FAQ question.

Will there be an upgrade edition later?
Microsoft has yet to make any announcement but they have stated the possibility of an Upgrade Edition coming to Europe sometime after December 31, 2010.

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