Programs that work on Vista are 95% likely to work on 7 and those that don't work won't need major re-codes because the basic kernel hasn't changed much.
Why would you give away software to a potential buyer?ĭeveloper support is going to be fine. In the eyes of Microsoft every business currently running XP or Vista is a potential buyer. They are either going to purchase Windows 7 licenses and upgrade their business or they are not. The businesses still using XP aren't going to switch to Mac OS X or linux so the Windows market share isn't going to change. I'm not saying I necessarily disagree with you but from a business standpoint there is no legitimate argument for giving away the software. Free upgrades would give it a large chuck of the market share out of the gate, increasing development support, and would give Businesses a huge incentive to upgrade.Microsoft would make money when Businesses still running XP decide to upgrade to Windows 7.However, in order to work, they would have to offer the free upgrade only to people who purchased Vista before the announcement of free upgrade (so you couldn't buy Vista as a cheaper method of getting 7). TindytimHow many Businesses are running Vista right now?Face it, XP still has the largest market share.
