Vista update voucher together when buying new laptop

As far as i am informed new buyers of a Toshiba Notebook with the pre-installed OEM Windows XP are offered a voucher to recieve a Vista update license for little money as it is offered and discussed between Microsoft and all OEM partners.
This is made possible for those who buy a new notebook or desktop starting 26.10.2006 untill march 2007.with a pre-installed OEM-version Windows XP to offer those costumers the possibility to start with Vista either Home Edition, Professional Edition, or Media Center Edition.
Is this message true? If Yes, do costumers who bought this year a little bit earlier a Toshiba Notebook,because they had to,have also a possibility to obtain this voucher?

Hey John
I have heard the same info about the Vista credit notes.
http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/generic_content.jsp?service=EU&ID=2006-09-Vista-Capable-EN
Additionally I have read somewhere in the net that everyone who buy a new Windows XP Pro till March 2007 can get a Windows Vista more or less for free.
But I dont know exactly if its right.

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