Could This Be Windows 7 Retail Packaging?

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Could this be what Windows 7 will look like in stores?

With Microsoft only having confirmed that Windows 7 will be shipping in time for this holiday season, it’s hard to accept that its marketing department has already finalized the box art for its retail copies of the new OS. But it’s still fun to look at. Pictures come courtesy of CentrumXP.pl.

Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
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  • vgdarkstar
    Looks shiny enough to say yes
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  • rags_20
    I'd expect all of them to be blue like XP. Windows 7's color is blue. But there was none for Vista.
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  • jerreece
    Looks good, but probably not final. There's no fine print on the box label. ;)
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  • bustapr
    I doubt these are real, but they sure look good enough.
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  • stlunatic
    These just look like vista cases...
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  • tenor77
    Photoshopping is fun!

    They do look the part though.
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  • curnel_D
    I wish I got the pretty boxes with my copies of microsoft products. I know a guy who still shows off his Windows Vista Ultimate box. Lol. I also avoid him like the plauge.
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  • I believe the final box art for Ultimate will be Steve Jobs receiving a roundhouse kick to the bawlz. MS is in talks for a contract with Chuck Norris.
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  • IzzyCraft
    It's a case! also it looks a ton better then my duct taped toghter to hold it toghter xp cardboard case i see when i look left of my computer.
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  • teeth_03
    andetfhddbgI believe the final box art for Ultimate will be Steve Jobs receiving a roundhouse kick to the bawlz. MS is in talks for a contract with Chuck Norris.
    I was actually thinking about a Looney Tunes style picture of Linus Torvalds dropping a big bag of money,smashing Bill Gates on the head...
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