Microsoft has revealed its tentatively titled Windows 7 Upgrade Program, which will allow some Vista users moving to the new operating system (OS) to do so free of charge.
The stipulations are finicky, though: the OS must have been pre-installed with a computer bought from July 1, 2009 on, and Home Basic and Starter Edition don't count. From this we can conclude we won't be seeing Windows 7 until at least that month -- but does this mean this is about when it's coming?
Depending on which version of Vista you are using, you will receive a correspending version of 7. Let us observe:
1.Windows Vista Home Premium -> Windows 7 Home Premium
2.Windows Vista Business -> Windows 7 Professional
3.Windows Vista Ultimate -> Windows 7 Ultimate
Note that the program is offered to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) first, and it's up to them what they want to do with it, if anything, meaning depending on the theoretical PC you purchase, you may or may not be offered this deal.
Source: Tech ARP
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