Even if it wasn't quite that new, just the last month or two they've been offering that, it might be worth a call to support if it's still under warranty, you might be able to finagle the upgrade offer out of them at a significant discount at least.
We never took advantage of the last one we had available, it still cost $15 or something for shipping & handling, it's probably still in effect anybody want Vista for $25? unopened
