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How Much Does a Vista Upgrade Cost?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the free-is-not-always-free dept.

dptalia writes "Microsoft has rolled out its Vista upgrade program, where people can buy a qualifying PC with XP today and upgrade to Vista later for free. This article talks about what free really means. Some companies, such as Dell, charge $45 for converting to Vista Home from XP home. And then comes the question of actually trying to upgrade your computer... Is "free" really worth it?"

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  1. Cue standard slashdot responses: by dada21 · · Score: 4, Funny

    1. Does it run Linux?
    2. It'll cost me nothing because you can't upgrade *nix to Win*
    3. Profit!
    4. I already read this on digg.
    5. ...as in beer.

    1. Re:Cue standard slashdot responses: by aussie_a · · Score: 5, Funny
      What happened to the great American "can do" attitude
      Don't worry. I have a very can do attitude when it comes to Vista. As in, I can do without Vista.
  2. Well.. by Arthur+B. · · Score: 5, Funny

    My dell came with windows XP and a free upgrade to linux !

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  3. Need a new term by dbIII · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Free" as in Vista.

  4. The pleasures of NOT upgrading by codefrog · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a total toss up for me on which I'll have more fun not buying; Vista or a PS3.
    On the one hand, not buying Vista is a Genuine Advantage in many ways...
    but by not buying a PS3, I save more money and also get the bonus of not upgrading to newer DRM.

    Thank goodness I can afford to do both!

  5. Cue standard slashdot responses: by aussie_a · · Score: 4, Funny

    1. Making lists of what the standard slashdot responses are.

  6. In other words... by joe_cot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dear OEM distributors:

    We screwed up. Please don't go selling Linux PCs this Christmas.

    Regards,

    Bill

  7. One glaring one you missed: by The+Wooden+Badger · · Score: 4, Funny

    6. Imagine a Beowulf clus- Oh, crap. Nevermind.

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