Sales of new PCs running the Windows 7 Professional edition will start to end next year. The final end-of-sales date for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) offering Windows 7 Pro edition machines ...

As October ended so did Microsoft's distribution of two operating systems to OEMs. Windows 7 Professional and Windows 8.1 have both reached the end of their sales via PCs with Windows pre-installed.

I purchased a used Laptop with a legitimate already Win 7 Pro 64 Volume License. This was from a local private school that used to use both Windows and Apple products. I know their current IT person ...

Fancy yourself a system builder, do you? As long as you’re willing to do a clean install of Windows 7, you can grab a full OEM version for cheaper than the same retail upgrade version. Newegg has ...

Windows 7 Original Equipment Manufacturer is a version of the Windows operating system available to computer manufacturers and companies that build computer systems. A company can purchase Windows 7 ...

Popular online retailer Newegg divulged details today on the OEM pricing of Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 7. For those of you looking to grab an OEM license of the admirable new operating system, you ...

we have 900+ Windows 7 OEM licensed computers that should be eligible for upgrade? Anyone have any idea how to go about getting the upgrade licenses en masse? sending techs out to do reservations ...

Microsoft's business model for Windows has historically been complex, with a mix of different editions, a partner-centric sales channel, and Byzantine licensing rules. Throw in a 10-year support ...

An online retailer today unveiled prices for OEM editions of Windows 7, listing them at discounts of between 45% and 55% off Microsoft's "full" editions -- and pricing them below the upgrades slated ...