Filed under: OS Updates, Windows, Microsoft, Commercial, Beta, Windows x64
Microsoft to OEMs: cut off free Vista to Windows 7 upgrades at 25
by Lee Mathews Jun 29th 2009
Fast forward, and now we know that the rock-bottom price is for pre-orders only and retail copies will set you back $119.99 for Home Premium and $199.99 for Professional. That's only $10 less than Vista upgrades ran initially, and hardly what I'd call aggressive.
Further disappointing news is that Microsoft has now instructed OEMs to cap free upgrades on volume purchase at 25 units. While that's plenty of room for smaller businesses, it's a sharp two-finger salute to medium and large business.
Four small businesses can get 100 free upgrades, but your large enterprise has to pay for the extra 75?
Ouch.
That's not really the kind of announcement that will make IT administrators jump at the chance to get new metal running Windows 7.
[via Daily Tech]
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