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Microsoft
has finally announced the pricing and upgrade option details of its next major operating system Windows 7. Brandon LeBlanc, Windows Product communication manager, posted on the Official Windows Team Blog, that Windows 7 is headed towards General Availability (GA) on Oct. 22 in 14 languages. Following that, on Oct. 31, Microsoft will offer Windows 7 in 21 other languages.
Earlier this month, Apple had surprised everybody with its recession friendly pricing of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system. On the other hand, Microsoft has announced Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program which you can check here -
www.windows.com/upgradeoffer. Under this program, consumers buying a new PC today onwards from the participating PC makers or channel partners with specific Windows Vista SKUs will be eligible for Windows 7 upgrade option.
However, it should be noted that the term upgrade means that the buyer already owns a Windows copy on the new PC purchased from June 29 onwards. The Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program will be available till Jan. 31, 2010 globally. Consumers can redeem the program until the end February 2010.