In a reversal of previous statements, Microsoft will give the Ultimate version of Windows 7 to invite-only Technical Beta testers Microsoft made a U-turn today and announced that it would hand out ...

The free Windows 7 upgrades that Microsoft has promised buyers of new PCs powered by Vista are not always free, a consumer watchdog Web site said today. "To me, whether it's $12.99 or $17.03, the ...

SEATTLE -- Microsoft said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that people who buy PCs before the new system goes on sale in ...