Windows vista upgrade coupon

But the truth remains elusive. History also supports the claims, since Microsoft and some PC vendors have offered such vouchers in the past ahead of major software or operating system upgrades. For example, when Windows XP came out, eMachines offered consumers a coupon for a free upgrade to the operating system if they bought a compatible desktop ahead of the launch. That was in A few years earlier, Microsoft gave out a "technological guarantee" coupon for a free upgrade to Office 97 to purchasers of its Office for Windows 95 shipped during the third quarter of its fiscal Behind the Vista coupon rumors is a fear in the PC industry that users might put off buying a new computer until Vista comes out next year.

Ever since Microsoft announced there would be a delay in shipping the operating system, the PC industry has sought ideas on how to keep demand for new computers from flagging in the last few months of this year, the important holiday buying season.

Now the rumor mill predicts an October surprise for PC buyers, in the form of a free voucher for a Vista upgrade. Unusual motherboard sales patterns support the idea, according to a Friday report by investment bank Goldman Sachs.

XP Pro to Vista Business will have a fee for shipping and handling only. Shipping-and-handling charges will apply via Microsoft. Made the point that all out-of-channel vendors read: the smaller guys will need to point customers to Microsoft directly, hence the shipping charge.

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Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. Rich Brown. The story cites analysts attending an investor conference at contract notebook PC maker Compal Electronics on Wednesday as saying the company's Chief Executive Officer, Ray Chen, revealed plans for a free Vista upgrade coupon to be handed out with PCs sold later this year, most likely in October.

But Compal denied the report. He also said laptops compatible with Vista will be available in October or November, but he did not say anything about a voucher for a Vista upgrade," said Chih-ming Chang, a public relations officer at Compal Electronics in Taipei. Compal is one of the world's largest contract manufacturers of notebook PCs. The company counts Dell and Hewlett-Packard as major customers. Here are the latest Insider stories. More Insider Sign Out. Sign In Register.

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