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Hidden Fees Discovered For "Free" Windows 7 Upgrade

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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?

6 of 406 comments (clear)

  1. Get rid of Vista for $17? by Anonymous Coward · · 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.

  2. Oh nos! by goldmaneye · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not the dreaded upgrad fees! Those sound expensive!

  3. Heft? by revxul · · Score: 5, Funny

    While not the free promised, the terms hefty and $17 haven't been used together since the 1930s.

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    1. Re:Heft? by ErroneousBee · · Score: 4, 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.

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  4. Re:$0 to click and download a file by GaryOlson · · Score: 4, Funny
    OK, let me summarize what Xest said in a different manner:

    --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.

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  5. Re:The OS is free, not... by noundi · · 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?

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