According to the German Website Windows Secrets the different versions of Windows 7 would cost between $199.95 and $ 319.95,though Microsoft has not published any news about the same.

The Starter Edition of Windows 7 is valued at $199,95 which would be available worldwide. The Starter Edition of Windows 7 wouldn’t be available in stores, but exclusively through OEM partners.

Windows 7 Starter : $199,95

Windows 7 Home Premium : $259,95

Windows 7 Professional : $299,95

Windows 7 Ultimate : $319,95

Windows 7 Enterprise : Unknown

[Via Win 7]

Windows 7 Starter Edition: a stripped-down version for customers in developing countries running underpowered hardware that has been around since XP

Windows 7 Home Basic: the controversial low-end consumer flavour introduced with Vista that Microsoft apparently debated whether or not to release

Windows 7 Home Premium: also introduced with Vista

Windows 7 Ultimate: introduced with Vista, the loaded-with-goodies version aimed at hard-core hobbyists

Windows 7 Business: introduced with Vista as the replacement to Professional for corporate use.

A Microsoft spokeswoman confirmed the five version names in the Windows 7 beta, but said they were only “preliminary”.

“We will continue to take customer feedback from the beta test period into account as we refine the SKU set for Windows 7 and will share more information when we are further along the development path,” the spokeswoman said.

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