Best Buy Memo on Windows 7 Outlines Upgrade Pricing

05.06.2009
Windows users won't have to pay much to upgrade to , which is slated to ship .

Upgrades to , which includes improvements to Vista's sluggish-yet-pretty as well as , will set Vista users back just US$49.99, according a leaked posted by Engadget. Updates to , targeted at business users, will cost $99.99.

The Best Buy "presell" deal will start June 26 and run 16 days through July 11. Other retailers will offer the promotional pricing as well, the memo states. It's unclear, however, whether the upgrade prices will continue beyond the promo period.

While Vista users can order Windows 7 this summer, they won't get the OS until the October launch.

Compared to current upgrade prices for Vista, the Windows 7 deals are relatively cheap. Online retailer , for instance, sells the Vista Home Premium SP1 Upgrade for $123, and the Vista Business SP1 Upgrade for $188.

Best Buy's memo also took a shot at the by saying that Windows 7 is much more than simply a "Vista that works." Given the and high hopes placed on Win 7's shoulders, let's hope the memo is right.