Win 7 software upgrades excluding XP bad Q3 laptop sales

"Sohu It News" July 2, according to foreign reports, previously announced by Microsoft's operating system Windows 7 software upgrade program, does not include Windows Vista Home Basic and Windows XP and all previous versions of the program.

Based on this, a number of notebook computer manufacturers said that the Q3 notebook computer market to buy gas is bad, but also make more than one foreign capital down the season, the main laptop OEM manufacturers shipments, Tizan rate will be less than 20%.

Microsoft's earlier release of Windows 7 software upgrades shows that users who purchase Windows Vista home Premium, business, and ultimate since June 26 have the right to participate in the Windows 7 software upgrade program, Upgrade to the corresponding version of Windows 7 for free or at a lower price after the official release of Windows 7 on October 22, which is intended for users who purchase Windows Vista-pre-installed PCs and for individual vista packages.

The specific upgrade path is: Windows Vista home Premium to Windows 7 home premium;windows Vista Business to Windows 7 professional;windows Vista Ulti Mate to Windows 7 Ultimate. For users who purchase Windows Vista-pre-installed PCs, the authorized PC model, specific pricing and product release methods are determined by the manufacturer, requiring the login site to view the specific content; For users who purchase Windows Vista separately, they can apply for upgrades on the Microsoft Official website.