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Report: PC makers to provide free Vista-to Win-7 upgrades starting July 1
All about Microsoft — January 6th, 2009 Report: PC makers to provide free Vista-to Win-7 upgrades starting July 1 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:05 am Categories: Vista , Windows client , Corporate strategy , Channel , System builders , OEMs , Resellers , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley In yet another indicator as to the progress of Windows 7, the Tech ARP site reported that Microsoft plans ...

Microsoft All But Abandons Vista: Upgrades To 7 To Be Offered In July (MSFT)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Now Techarp.com says Microsoft will be working with PC makers to allow a free/cheap upgrade path to Windows 7 for users who buy Vista starting on July 1. Microsoft did the same thing with Windows XP in the days before the Vista release, so as to not discourage people from buying computers only a few months away from being outdated. ...

Microsoft may begin offering Windows 7 upgrades as early as July
Boy Genius Report — According to a report this morning from Techarp, Microsoft may be making Windows 7 upgrades available a bit sooner than expected. Beginning July 1 of this year, Microsoft will supposedly be providing an affordable upgrade option to all Vista users. A similar move was made during the XP - Vista transition in an effort to encourage PC purchases during the months leading up to a new OS release. While a rocky launch and a harsh stigma prevented resulted in the general refusal of the upgrade option for Vista, a similar Windows 7 program would likely be welcomed with open arms. Since the Windows 7 beta leaked onto the internet recently, ...

Microsoft Starting Windows 7 Upgrade Program on July 1st [Microsoft]
Gizmodo — ... So long Vista, we hardly knew ye. According to Techarp, Microsoft will be working with PC makers to offer a cheap and easy upgrade path for people who buy Vista machines after July 1st. ...

Windows 7 Shipping As Early As July?
Homotron.net — ... Windows 7 may be coming earlier, rather than later, if the clues dropped by Microsoft are any indication. Firstly there's the Microsoft 7 Windows Upgrade Program, which kicks off on July 1, 2009. Then there are the ...

Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft
All about Microsoft — January 14th, 2009 Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 9:53 am Categories: Vista , Windows client , Corporate strategy , App Compatibility , Channel , System builders , OEMs , Resellers , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , PC , Microsoft Corp. , Hardware , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley There are a few bloggers wondering aloud about how well Windows 7 ultimately is going to run on older hardware . That’s an interesting ...

Will Windows 7 make old hardware feel new again?
TechBlog — Linkpost | 1.15.2009 | Main January 15, 2009 Will Windows 7 make old hardware feel new again? win7_3 There are a lot of Windows XP users who are hoping Windows 7 is their operating system salvation. Even though it's pretty obvious that Win7 is more like Vista than XP , the e-mail and blog comments I'm getting from XP users indicates heavy interest. As Mary Jo Foley writes at ZDNet, that presents a problem for Microsoft, who must cater to hardware partners who see Windows 7 as a chance to sell more shiny new machines : . . . I'd bet Microsoft and its PC partners aren't very keen on seeing users run Windows 7 on older ...

Microsoft: No free Win7 yet, but the option is left open
Betanews — Microsoft: No free Win7 yet, but the option is left open by Scott M. Fulton, III February 12, 2009, 12:42 PM In a statement to Betanews this afternoon, a Microsoft spokesperson refrained from explicitly denying that it would offer Windows 7 as a free upgrade to some Vista owners. "Microsoft often explores options with our partners to determine product offerings," the Microsoft spokesperson told Betanews. "We are not announcing anything new at this time." [image] We couldn't help but notice that the denial was phrased in our message from Microsoft this afternoon not to our questions specifically, but to a completely different, ...