Peaches Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Seattle PC builder beats Microsoft with free Windows 7 upgrade offerLaunches free Vista-to-Windows 7 upgrade program to tempt hesitant buyers Gregg Keizer February 27, 2009 (Computerworld) A Seattle-area PC seller will offer free Windows 7 upgrades to customers who buy new Vista-powered machines starting next week, beating Microsoft Corp. and its biggest hardware partners to the punch by months. Puget Sound Systems Inc., an Auburn, Wash.-based system builder that sells PCs nationally, will launch its own Windows 7 upgrade program next week, said Jon Bach, the company's president, today. "This is completely independent of any Microsoft [upgrade] program for Windows 7," said Bach. Beginning next week, Puget customers who purchase PCs that cost at least $1,000 and are equipped with the 64-bit edition of Windows Vista Ultimate will be eligible for a free upgrade later this year to the 64-bit version of Windows 7 Ultimate. During a Friday interview, however, Bach said Puget would consider also offering upgrades from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Home Premium. Computerworld for full article: http://www.computerworld.com/action/articl...p;intsrc=kc_top Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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