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Free or discounted Vista upgrade, a good stocking stuffer
Everyone who buys a PC after October 28th (as the rumor goes) will get either free or discounted Vista next year. Press releases indicate that anyone who buys a new computer with Windows XP Pro, XP Tablet PC, or XP 64-bit edition will be able to upgrade for free, and only those with Windows XP Home will have to pay a reduced rate (merely $49 fro Basic, $79 for Premium) to upgrade to Vista. This is good news both for consumers, for holiday computer sales, and for Microsoft also. Heck, I am even much more likely to buy a PC ready for Vista, knowing that I won't have to bite another bullet next year and pay full Vista price. Microsoft so far is not disclosing details except that they are "working with partners."
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Subscribe to commentsJillOct 8th 2006 3:30PM
I useD to work for MS replacement parts, its called a technology guarentee, and MS has always said if you buy a product and the newer version is released within 6 months, they will upgrade you at no cost. The clincher with this is that it usually has to be a retail bought copy, NOT OEM. All computers bought usually have OEM copys installed, which Microsoft will not support as a rule. They will honour a retail full version, but I doubt that they will upgrade OEM versions, they just don't deal with them, the support is always refered to the manafacturer aka "dell"...
jitarooOct 8th 2006 4:50PM
i hope this is a rumor, cause i just bought my pro lappy. btw typo "(merely $49 fro Basic, $79 for Premium)" instead of fro, for. please put my name if u mention it XD
BrentOct 9th 2006 12:13PM
^ Are you serious?
Anywho, this totally changes everything for me buying a new computer. I REALLY need a new one.
currently on a eMachine desktop T2893 with a Celeron w 2.66ghz and 504MB of Ram, 32gb left on a 80gb drive.
samOct 9th 2006 12:13PM
Yeeee hhhhhhaaaa!