Upgrading to Windows 7 with Lenovo original recovery disks

Hi all,
Here is the question. I got my x301 recently with Vista Ultimate on it. From the looks of it Windows 7 will be released soon and it appears to be much smoother system, hence I would like to migrate. Here is the question - would you reckon it will be possible to obtain from Lenovo a set of recovery disk which would return your machine into original factory condition, same as on Vista, but with Windows 7, whenever the new OS is out. Even if official free upgrade will not be available, I'm happy to pay for the licence upgrade or for the new license. The key concern is to burn original recovery setup on my disk, as if it would've been shipped with Windows 7.
Anyone got here similar experiences ? For example moving from pre-installed XP on machine to Vista in such a way ? And what are the opinions ?
Thanks !
Regards !
X301, 128 SSD, 4GB, Vista 32-Bit Ultimate

the decision to do this will be on microsoft, not lenovo. if microsoft offers a vista > 7 upgrade path then lenovo will be allowed to sell recovery media to customers who can prove current ownership via MTM/SN and COA. if microsoft doesn't offer such a path then you'll have to purchase windows 7 via retail channels.
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