blogs.zdnet.com - 6/18/2009
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Microsoft has gone public with a piece of its Windows 7 to XP downgrade guarantee that it refused to make official until yesterday: The end date. It appears the company is planning to allow volume licensees to downgrade to XP from Windows 7 until April 2011 at the latest.
pcworld.com - 6/12/2009
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pcworld.com —
Some PC vendors and sellers will begin a
coupon program on June 26 to entitle people who...
buy premium versions of Microsoft Windows Vista to upgrade to the new Windows 7 operating system when it arrives later this year, but the upgrade offers may not ...
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Windows 7 Upgrade Programs Will Start Soon, Vary by Vendor
news.cnet.com - 6/11/2009
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Microsoft plans to remove Internet Explorer from the
versions of Windows 7 that it ships in Europe,...
CNET News has learned. Reacting to antitrust concerns expressed by European regulators , Microsoft plans to offer a version in Europe that has the ...
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Europe to get Windows 7 sans browser
infoworld.com - 6/12/2009
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infoworld.com —
Upgrade programs will begin June 26 but may
not be free because PC vendors will pay Microsoft...
around $9 to $15 per upgrade coupon Some PC vendors and sellers will begin a coupon program on June 26 to entitle people who buy premium versions of ...
(more)
Windows 7 upgrade programs may not be free | Windows
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Microsoft puts an 18-month cap on Windows 7 to XP downgrades
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... Microsoft has gone public with a piece of its Windows 7 to XP downgrade guarantee that it refused to make official until yesterday: The end date.
Volume licensees who buy Windows are provided automatically with guaranteed downgrade rights to previous versions of Windows. A Windows 7 volume licensee has the right to downgrade to Vista, Windows XP or other previous versions of Windows, according to Microsofts policies.
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