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Hidden costs of Vista
Saturday, November 18th, 2006
Buy a PC now and you could get a free upgrade to Vista when it ships. But not every vendor is 
offering the same deal – and an OS upgrade can be a painful process. Microsoft’s Express Upgrade to Windows Vista programme has been in the offing for months. In principle, it provides a coupon so that if you buy an XP PC from a participating vendor before 15 March, 2007, you’ll be able to upgrade to Windows Vista for free when it becomes available.
The programme seems designed to tame ill-will between Microsoft and the vendors that hoped to sell you a Vista PC in time for the festive season. The OS (operating system) was originally due to ship to computer manufacturers months ago, with vendors expecting to have plenty of time to put Vista-enabled systems on the shelves for the traditionally strong pre-Christmas period.
But the much publicised delays to the OS have meant consumers aren’t going to get their hands on Vista PCs until at least the end of January 2007. Microsoft has been forced to come up with an incentive to encourage you to upgrade your computer sooner rather than later. PC Advisor
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