Vista free upgrade coupons?

With the release of Vista so close, are M$ releasing any vista upgrade coupons so that we don't have to splash out on the full price version? And if so, when?

It would encourage me to buy a laptop now. although I know it's probably going to be buggy, i would still rather have new than old.

 

The only think I have found is here
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3196
" Vista-capable PC systems using XP Media Center Edition are eligible for a free upgrade to Vista Premium; XP Home users will have to pay 50% of the Vista Premium price tag. Notebook sales have already started ramping up this quarter thanks to Intel's Core 2 Duo processors and the competition between AMD and Intel." Read more

 

where do you get a coupon? i recently got my new laptop about a month ago and i didnt get any coupon

 

I called HP and asked about this the other day. The agent told me HP is working with Microsoft on some Vista agreement or something like that.

Here is the site she told me to look at: http://h20219.www2.hp.com/services/cache/307885-0-0-225-121.html

 

The free vista upgrade coupon was supposed to be out Oct. 15. Anyone seen it so far?

 

I have it on good authority that if you buy a computer from a major retailer on or after Oct 26 you will be given a free upgrade coupon. If you buy a computer with XP home preinstalled you will receive Vista Home-Basic. If you buy one with Tablet or XP Pro you will receive Vista Small Business Edition, and with an MCE purchase you'll get Vista Premium.

This is 100% accurate.

 

Next month computer retailers(HP, Dell, etc..) are supposed to install Vista but you can't buy it from a store until January.

 

I'm also in the same situation...want to get a notebook now, but I am waiting for the vendors to start giving out the Vista coupons before I buy. I don't want to have to shell out more money come end of January for Vista. Here's hoping that October 26 turns out to be the day. I know it's a bit early, but anyone have any idea if Sony (sonystyle.com) is going to be in on this promotion?

 

does that mean its time for me to acquire a cheap dell oem MCE install disk from evilbay?

 

no, you have to purchase a computer with windows mce installed after October 26th.

 

is the 26th a sure thing now? I order a dell e1405 that is supposed to finished/shipped on the 27th and it has mce2005. should i be covered?

 

I don't know what Dell does, but I believe the general idea is that you only get the coupon if you BUY the computer on or after the 26th. Shipping would be irrelevant. However, I don't know how Dell does this. I'd imagine if they do run the deal, they would advertise it. My information is about a retail store.

 

dont worry about it, you can always find a copy on the net if you wanted to go that way i probably will hehe

 

**** i bought a dell m1210 on the 16th, i would have waited 10 days to order if i knew about this. do you think if i call and beg they'll give me the upgrade?

 

doubt it....

 

i ordered a dell last month and asked if i could upgrade free the lady said no i must pay..

 

I havent even received the frickin thing yet, if it arrives at my door after the coupons are handed out, dell will get an angry call from me.

 

You could just return it for a refund and order one again once the upgrade coupon is available for Vista. Once they are out you could also call Dell and see if you could talk a rep into letting you have the upgrade instead of sending back for a refund and ordering again. Just make sure you do it within your 21 day return period.

 

That's also called pirating software which is illegal and shouldn't be discussed openly on a board that has rules against such things.

 

lol burning i never mentioned pirating and i never mentioned any sites or ways how to get it so cool it.

 

her one thing to think about if u work for a company that has a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement in good standing Microsoft will be sending them Vista as well as Office 2k7. If u r cool with some one in IT dept ask them to burn u a copy it not illegal the software has been paid for.

 

I can say the same thing if i went to a buddies house and burned his copy of XP for my computer that i haven't paid to have XP on. He paid for it, but i don't have the right to install it on my machine!

 

I just ordered two laptops from Dell - a D820 from the outlet and an e1505 brand new - when I ordered the e1505 (ordered on 10/26) I was given the option for a free upgrade with $10 for shipping - so I guess that answers that?!

Does anyone know if machines purchased from the Dell Outlet will be eligible for the free upgrade to Vista? I had a chat session with a customer service rep, but they had no clue as it was the first day of the free upgrade program.

I guess I'll check with them again when my outlet laptop arrives next week.