For the cheapest Windows 7 license that appears to be Open Value, around $66 per year per seat. If MS forces us up to 8 can we downgrade to 7 (assuming we provide the media)?

Microsoft warned us last month that our favorite Windows upgrade loophole was over, but now it’s official: The activation servers no longer let you use Windows 7 or 8 license keys to activate ...

“If you don’t get [Windows 7] for free now, you’ll pay $120-$150 later for a license. That’s a huge percentage of the cost of the PC,” Silver said.

At Windows 7's launch, FSF urged customers to ditch the OS. However, the group's latest campaign asks Microsoft to "do the right thing" by open-sourcing Windows 7 under a free license like GNU ...