Cost of Windows 7

[Lydon]

how lol

Most university/college IT departments have agreements with Microsoft to hand it out Windows free

[iOverflow]

o.o I must talk to some of my uni IT friends

[Lydon]

I quote from http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Software/9676.html

The outlook for South African students may be more positive than expected. Erasmus said that selected local universities have volume licensing agreements with Microsoft South Africa which allows students to get access to free copies of Windows and the Office Suite. Part of this agreement between Microsoft and the participating Universities affords students the right to use the product free of charge.
It has been confirmed that these agreements will carry over to the Windows 7 release, meaning that students will be able to get free copies of the operating system from their respective IT Departments provided they are enrolled at the institution.

/does his little w00t dance

[Damienalexi]

Does anyone know how much a legal registration code will cost me. I've been using the Windows 7 Ultimate copy (pirated of coarse) for the past month or so, and love it. Wanted to test it out for a while before I whip out that amount of cash.