Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade to be Sold at Retail

From Tom's Hardware: We've [Tom's Hardware] learned that with Windows 7, users will be able to easily upgrade to a higher tier easily. In fact, all versions of Windows 7 will ship on the same disc, with only the product key instructing the installer which version the user is licensed to use.

That means that, unlike with Windows Vista, users of Windows 7 won’t need to obtain any special upgrade discs to enable the process – it’s all handled by a product key.

We asked Microsoft’s Sr. PR manager for Windows Clients, Ben Rudolph, to tell us about the Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade process.

“With Windows 7 WAU, there are two processes by which a customer can upgrade from one edition of Windows 7 to a higher edition of Windows 7,” Rudolph said.

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