Atta boy MS! :)

Seems like this was going to happen either way.

What will be more interesting to see is if it's also free for Windows 7 users. I doubt xp and vista will be included, but wouldn't be surprised.

But if they did give 9 free for EVERYONE running a valid copy of Windows, methinks lighting could strike twice and 9 will outpace 7's adoption especially in the enterprise space as that's one of several reasons against upgrading.

It would interesting if they did include this for Windows 7/Vista, definitely a different approach than what Microsoft has done before. I would be surprised if they included XP because of EOL. Only two days left... :)

Not sure as to why MS would include Win 7 in the update. It is a five year OS.

It would be great if true and fingers crossed that it is true, however you sure he's not just talking about people who for example buy a new computer with Windows 8 on it shortly before Windows 9 is officially released?

Don't they usually do something like this with every release, I.E. those who bought a new computer up to say six months before the release date of the new version of Windows are eligible for a free upgrade to the new OS? I wonder whether that's all it will boil down to?

BunnyJ said:

Let's wait for the official price/cost of Win9 before we get to excited.

LittleJay said:

Kind of like, "Don't shoot until you can see the whites of their eyes."

too late, I am buzzing already.

5 devices in our house with win8 on them, I just wont know where to start lol.

but of course I will test it first.