Special one-time malus
By “malus,” I mean the opposite of “bonus,” and I expect to hear from the classicists out there for my horrid mangling of the language.
Anyway, Windows 7 will apparently cost more in Europe than it does here in the States:
Windows 7 Home Premium Full Version €120
Windows 7 Professional Full Version €286
Windows 7 Ultimate Full Version €300
No upgrade versions will be offered on the Continent. Windows 7 Ultimate Full Butt-Kickin’ Version will sell for $320 US, which is around €230; the Ultimate Full Total Control Upgrade Or Die Version is only $220 for Vista or XP users. (My old 98SE machine, currently shelved, will not be getting an upgrade.)
Then again, the North American releases will contain Internet Explorer; the European releases will not.
I note in passing that Mac OS X Leopard runs $129; Snow Leopard, which ships in September, will cost Leopard users $29.
canadienne »
12 July 2009 · 1:10 pm
Well, actually it’s not so mangled:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus-Malus
Malus to me is the genus which includes apple trees, of which we have a few in our yard.
(And as an aside, I have my name in already to be called when the Snow Leopard upgrade arrives.)
fillyjonk »
12 July 2009 · 1:23 pm
“Malus” always makes me think of apples.
No, really. (As canadienne already noted)..
CGHill »
12 July 2009 · 1:47 pm
And Apples, of late, run on Leopard. The cycle is complete.
canadienne »
12 July 2009 · 1:56 pm
Although, being a Mac fangrrl since 1986, I have to point out that using an Apple Macintosh is really a bonus…
CGHill »
12 July 2009 · 2:13 pm
Trini, despite her Microsoft certifications and all, is becoming a Mac fangrrl; I suppose I’ll follow her when this Wintel box finally dies.
Michael Bates »
13 July 2009 · 12:08 am
As a bona fide classics major, I give your use of malus my nihil obstat.