According to Information Week, Microsoft will discontinue a program under which businesses can upgrade XP-based PCs purchased after October to Windows 7 for free once the first Windows 7 service pack becomes available.
The plan has not been widely publicized by Microsoft, but was noted in a research report released Friday by an analyst at IT advisory firm Gartner.
"After Windows 7 ships, organizations needing to buy a PC deployed with Windows XP will be allowed a free upgrade to Windows 7 only until SP1 becomes available (or 18 months, whichever is earlier)," wrote Gartner analyst Michael Silver, in the report.
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