Yep - Windows 7 Pro - preordered in July at £89.99, courtesy of Dixons (coz they offered free delivery!)
Never thought I'd be able to say well done to Dixons, but I can't fault them throughout this process.
There was a problem with my credit card (bank rang up to say it had been in a batch of copied cards and could they close the account now). This happened last week on the day Dixons were trying to take the money from the card - and my bank declined the payment authorisation - typical! I had visions of them cancelling the order coz payment couldn't be taken or something.
Rang up Dixons and got straight through to someone who put me through to head office - they took a new card number and the order went through fine.
They've sent out a couple of informational emails including a link to an
online guide to installing - and a half-price offer for their in-store guys to install it and transfer data across for only £24.99, which I think is a very reasonable fee. Don't know what standard of job they'll do of it - I've never dealt with them, but they've obviously embraced the launch and done some decent consumer relations marketing stuff, which I am impressed with. Of course the support line costs £1 per minute, but at least it's there.
Got an email this morning containing my order receipt and delivery details, which also stated:
PLEASE NOTE: If you have pre-ordered a copy of Windows 7 this will not
leave our warehouse any earlier than Wednesday 21st October (the day before
the official launch date). You should expect delivery to be 5-7 days after
this date.
So given it's only the 20th... I'm impressed
All this in stark contrast to Ebuyer, from whom I have still heard zilch! (I preordered a copy from there too - hedging my bets in case one or the other didn't fulfil the order!)
Now to find a spare hard drive to install it on
I'm half wish it hadn't arrived yet coz I don't really have time today - gonna try and make some time tomorrow though!
Excuse the pics... I'm just excited lol 8)
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