Microsoft has unveiled an interesting pre-order program for
Windows 7. If you
pre-order the upgrade now you can get the Home Premium for just $49 and the Professional Premium for $99. This will save you about half off the cost of the upgrade when
Windows 7 is released on October 22nd.
I've been using the release candidate for the last month and it's a significant improvement over Vista in terms of speed, stability, and interface. I haven't had a much of a chance to play games on it yet but I've been using it for my day job and it's been damn near perfect. You can still download the RC and give it a shot for free if you don't believe me.