PC makers to provide free Vista-to Win-7 upgrades starting July 1

windows_7In yet another indicator as to the progress of Windows 7, the Tech ARP site reported that Microsoft plans to allow PC makers to offer customers who buy Windows Vista machines as of July 1 free upgrades to Windows 7 once it ships.

It looks as if Tech ARP may have obtained internal Microsoft information on its Windows 7 Technical Guarantee program. The Web site says that Microsoft provided PC partners with a first pass draft of its Tech Guarantee documentation on December 10.

According to a December posting on the Tech ARP site, Windows Vista PCs must be purchased by end users … between July 1, 2009 through TBD (to be determined)” to qualify for the Windows 7 Tech Guarantee program. The wording notes that “OEMs may choose to offer a shorter program period within the allowed date range.” Read the full article on All About Microsoft

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One Response to “PC makers to provide free Vista-to Win-7 upgrades starting July 1”

  1. Chris Says:
    January 7, 2009 at 8:45 pm | Reply

    They should be giving free upgrades to everyone who purchased Vista. Because of Vista I can no longer install hardware or software on a computer without a constant fear in the back of my mind that “this is not going to work”.

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