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MS to offer Vista incentives in fall

updated 06:25 pm EDT, Fri September 22, 2006

Vista incentives planned


A new report supports previous rumors that Microsoft will offer incentives to customers looking to purchase PCs moving into the holiday shopping season. Retailers recently voiced fears that sales of systems loaded with Windows XP would slip in the fourth quarter of this year, just ahead of Microsoft's planned 2007 launch of its new Windows Vista operating system. Starting in October, vendors of laptops are expected to partner with Microsoft to offer coupons for Vista upgrades until the official launch, which is slated for January of next year. The primary focus, according to Electronista, will be to spur sales of Media Center-equipped laptops by offering a free upgrade to Vista Home Premium to buyers of systems with XP Media Center Edition. Those who buy less expensive portables using Windows XP Home Edition will receive a 50 percent discount on the Home Premium update.


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  1. jarod

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    09/22, 08:05pm | report spam | Reply |

    Incentive

    The only incentive this is going to give is that of buying a Macintosh computer!

    Vista = the world'd biggest crock.

  1. zaghahzag

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    09/22, 08:26pm | report spam | Reply |

    m$'s naming convention

    god the names they come up with for their products makes me want to puke. vista media home edition express extra plus.

    vs vista media edition home plus plus extra good express.

    WTF.

  1. doctor9

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    09/23, 01:13am | report spam | Reply |

    I share the frustration..

    but get over it. Microsoft is going to sell a ton of Vista software. It's just too much hype and it's only begun, so it will sell no matter how much they stumble towards release.

    Now Zune, on the other hand, smells like dead fish!

  1. ClevelandAdv

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    09/23, 07:27am | report spam | Reply |

    Free Vaporware

    Hey, get a free upgrade to a product we are still not sure is going to ship on-time. Though we at M$ are not against shipping a beta product as a final one. (see Windows 98).

  1. chotty

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    09/23, 04:16pm | report spam | Reply |

    Vista Balmer Home Version

    bloated, loud and void of originality... shipping "soon". WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Where do I line up?

  1. bsnoel

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    09/23, 09:39pm | report spam | Reply |

    Time To Upgrade

    I see this as a must have upgrade. Without it, I may not be able to load and run the latest Viruses, Spyware, Worms, Adware. Yes, I simply must rush out and upgrade.

  1. suhail

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    09/24, 01:53am | report spam | Reply |

    RE: vaporware

    "Though we at M$ are not against shipping a beta product as a final one. (see Windows 98)."

    Same goes for apple. See Mac OS X 10.0, 10.1, and 10.2. Also see Permissions from 10.0 till 10.4. And don't get me started with OS X Server.

  1. devilla101

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    09/24, 09:52pm | report spam | Reply |

    stupid mac zealots

    Umm I remember when early version of Mac OSX had bugs in it. Specifically Tiger. So basically Apple, like MS do release Beta software for commercial use too. The funny thing is Mac OSX WAS an established product while Vista required total restructuring.

    Idiots! But thats expected for Mac Zealots

  1. jedi2187

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    09/25, 02:10am | report spam | Reply |

    Whee!

    Bring out the trolls!

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