14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has officially announced an initiative designed to deliver discounts to customers which purchase a full edition of Windows Vista Ultimate. You have already been able to read the speculations surrounding the Windows Vista Family Discount. Well, the Redmond Company has now brought clarification on the issue.
"To make it easier for households with multiple PCs to make the move to Windows Vista, Microsoft is launching a limited-time offer for customers who buy retail copies of Windows Vista Ultimate. From Jan. 30 through June 30, the Windows Vista Family Discount will allow North American customers to license two additional copies of Windows Vista Home Premium for use on other PCs in the home at the reduced price of $49.99 each," revealed Microsoft.
The only downside to the offer is that Microsoft has restricted availability only to the Unites States and Canada. Customers that will purchase a full license or an upgrade to Windows Vista ultimate will be able to order two copies of Windows Vista Home Premium online at $49.99 each, down from $239.00.
Microsoft's Windows Vista Family Discount will be available starting on January 30, 2007, concomitantly with the customer release of Vista, and will end on June 30. In order to be permitted to complete the online order, customers will have to enter a valid full or upgrade Windows Vista Ultimate key that is delivered with the operating system high-end edition that they previously purchased.
"Also, today we're announcing news that makes it easier and more economical for those of you with multiple systems at home -- like many of you who read this blog -- to upgrade to Windows Vista. If you have need for fewer than 5 licenses for home use, you can upgrade all of your home systems by taking advantage of the Windows Vista Family Discount. The Windows Vista Family Discount was in part inspired by feedback from tech enthusiasts like you who told us that previously it was less than convenient to upgrade every node on their home networks," explained Nick White, Microsoft Product Manager.