Microsoft rolls out Windows 7 packaging

We could swear we've seen this before, but nonetheless, Microsoft's Windows blog has unveiled what it's calling the official Windows 7's packaging -- as in, this it what we'll be seeing in stores when it launches this fall. It's apparently 37 percent lighter and has a 50 percent better econometrics score over the Vista box, which we can't help but draw mental parallels to the platform's overall performance and mindshare improvements. See it for yourself in the gallery below -- couldn't hurt to get a peek now at what you'll be picking up come October 22nd.

Microsoft rolls out Windows 7 packaging

[Gungel Posted Jun 25th 2009 7:29AM]

Does anyone still buy retail versions of this OS. I always buy the System Builders OEM version. That is usually shipped in a brown padded envelope and costs about 1/3 less than the retail version.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 25th 2009 8:41AM]

This is a fake: There will be no Windows 7 Professional!

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 25th 2009 8:13AM]

I guess you have to look carefully on what you might get when you buy Win 7....
You might just get the save dvd as seen in the picture......

it reads...Release Candidate....?

I dont care about the packaging..whats important is what you get inside....

I dont go for OEM...once installed..your stuck with that Mboard...and licensing problem..

Retail maybe expensive..but its worth-it..you can install it on any other PC..and create your own by Vlite..

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 25th 2009 8:42AM]

so they still release all those different versions with 7 like, home
premium
business
professional..?
why not just 2 versions 32/64 bit.

[MKANAMAN Posted Jun 25th 2009 9:10AM]

Well they could have made an effort to use less plastic, they could have made it as slim as a DVD case. But meh im in it for the OS

[magallanes Posted Jun 25th 2009 9:24AM]

Oh, the old good days where the OS disk (floppy) came with a over +200 pages manual.

[AlexFirth91 Posted Jun 25th 2009 9:52AM]

sweet

[moshee Posted Jun 25th 2009 11:56AM]

well I don't know about you guys, but I'd rather have a small paper box instead of a gigantic 2-inch think plastic box...

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 25th 2009 12:15PM]

whoa....that's just way too sexy....

[shea Posted Jun 25th 2009 4:12PM]

Can't wait...