free upgrade vista?

Question

is there any one get their free upgrade vista dvd? how much does it cost for any shipping,handling or other fee?

Answer 1

Some computers you can buy offer a free upgrade to vista.

The reason is, Microsoft doesn't want WindowsXP sales to plummet -- and manufacturers also doesn't want everyone waiting for Vista.

So they offer a "free upgrade". That doesn't mean like... it's free upgrades for all. Just free Vista's goin around. It's about if you buy a machine now.

So... All that being said. Things you need to look at:

1) All "Free Vista Upgrades" are not equal.
-- Look at the VERSION of Vista that they are willing to upgrade to for free. It might be the basic, not including the Aero vista interface and other features. (and Aero is totally cool)
-- Also look at details of the free Vista upgrade. This absolutly can vary from whatever manufacturer or OEM you are considering. Typically, you pay nothing. The main issue here with value to you, is what version of vista is free -- and you can get a higher version at a diminished cost?


I've used Vista for a while, but most of the free offers doesn't include the version that has Aero or "media center" features. (and Aero is totally worth it, it's nice being able to see through windows as if they were glass, and alt-tab into 3D-Live images of all windows running)


2) If you mean "free" as in "Free right now" (and legal) that's a beta issue. At this point, it's kind of pointless as release isn't far away -- but as far as beta, you could have gotten it virtually free (S&H)

3) If you mean "free" as in "pirate" or steal - best of luck as you can imagine it's even more restrictive than XP with activation and validation(for updates). This means the security of the program of the product ID - or the actual program itself - quickly becomes irrelevent since it needs to be registered at a central server (Windows update) to really be useful.

Answer 2

I have seen some PCs on sale which advertise "Windows Vista ready, free upgrade."

So far as I know, there is no free upgrade for anyone else. How do you think Bill Gates and company earn a living?

Answer 3

If you look closely, you'll see that the free upgrade is available after Vista is released. which should be sometime this month. But don't hold your breath. So keep your receipt and any other documents you may need to redeem your upgrade

Answer 4

I got it for free!