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Is Windows 7 the ultimate cheap software download this year?


The popular cheap software choice

by SoftwareGuru


Halo Reach may be the most hyped video game this week but let's not forget about PC gamers who enjoy cheap software.

Windows 7 graphics card drivers are starting to reach maturity and the new Nvidia GTX 460 and 450 mid-range cards are bringing quality PC graphics to the mass market. 

If you're a parent, new video games are cheaper on PC although the second hand console game market is incredibly popular, too popular for some U.S. software companies!

If we're talking about cheap software, the idea of what exactly is a cheap price is a subjective idea.

For example, a creative IT student would have to think carefully before investing €595 so as to buy Adobe CS5 Master Collection even though the saving would be well over €2,500.

Learning new software skills is vitally important in today's knowledge economy and the value you get from such a package is arguably better than paying €30-€50 per month for a shiny new smartphone over 24 months.

Which is why the current cheap software download offer of Windows 7 upgrade is such a tremendous bargain at only €45.45.
 
In fact, it may be the the ultimate cheap software download from Software4Students Ireland this year.
 













Windows 7 Options

The official Windows 7 upgrade DVDs we supply from Microsoft include the serial key and are delivered promptly.

Customers have the option of choosing to download the software instead of having the physical media sent to their address.

We only recommend this option if you have enough technical knowledge to burn the downloaded file to DVD and then install it. 

As an Official Microsoft Partner, our terms and conditions are designed to strike the right balance between tackling software piracy and solving customer issues that arise.

Achieving this balance when cheap software downloads are in the equation is not an easy task and our Customer Support Team do everything they can to satisfy bargain hunters.

The use of DRM (digital rights management) in software is often a necessary measure because unlike a physical product you can't put a seal on the box which is common in stores like GAME.

I would argue that a 1-user Windows 7 upgrade license at under €50 is great value for money. 

I'm sure even cash strapped students who found the money this week for Halo Reach would have to agree.
Download Software For Less

There is a gradual shift now away from physical media such as CDs and DVDs. Some school pupils may not even remember audio tapes!

Fast broadband has enabled downloading on a huge scale, especially in relation to software.

However, I think it's only fair for companies to protect their business as well as employee jobs by taking piracy seriously.

We discussed last week how Adobe handle student discount eligibility so that you have to prove your status.

Amazon built their success on the fundamental principle that "the customer is King" and at Software4Students Ireland our cheap software downloads go beyond Windows 7.

If our partners such as Microsoft allow it, we provide customers with a download option.

Office 2010 is a popular download and many students and parents have been spreading the word online as to how much money they saved.

Perhaps individual payment for digital goods will eventually switch over to a subscription model. 

Services across in the UK such as Spotify have slowly but surely grown through subscriptions which provide users with access to all the digital niche content they want.

Could software resellers in Ireland adopt a similar approach? It's hard to say.

One thing is for sure, at Software4Students Ireland you will always get more for less.



Buy Windows 7 download today for only €45.45 - pro upgrade, time limited offer!




 






















Is Windows 7 the ultimate cheap software download this year?