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		likpok on July 15, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 8 hours of Windows 7 Amazon sales outstripped Vist... Why not just buy the standalone OS? You are not forced to buy the upgrade, and if you are reinstalling that much, it'd probably be worth it.

NoHandle on July 15, 2009 [–]

My understanding of the deal is that it is only for upgrades. I tried to find an instance of the stand-alone, but could not. If I could get a stand-alone copy of Windows 7 for the deal they were offering, I would have bought one without thinking.

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