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Windows 8 upgrade to cost US $39.99
Fudzilla ^ | Tuesday, 03 July 2012 10:14 | Slobodan Simic

Posted on 07/03/2012 6:54:50 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

Microsoft spills the beans


Microsoft has finally shed some light on Windows 8 upgrade pricing, or the cost of upgrading Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 OS to the upcoming Windows 8, and the actual price is surprisingly low.

According to the info over at The Windows Blog, the online version of the upgrade will go for as low as US $39.99 for Windows 8 Pro. The packaged/retail DVD version will be rolling out for slightly higher US $69.99. According to Microsoft, the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant will check to make sure that your PC is ready for Windows 8 and let you save all your Windows settings, personal files and apps in case you are switching from any consumer of Windows 7.

Those with Windows XP will only be able to bring personal files while Vista users will get Windows settings and personal files. After purchase and settings, the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant will kick of the download. There is also an option of creating your own bootable USB or .ISO file to burn on the DVD or you can purchase a backup DVD for US $15 + shipping.

Of course, Microsoft was keen to note that these are all "promotional prices" and will be so until January 31st, 2013. It is also expected that the prices will rise after the end of the promotion. The download will be available for over 100 countries and in 37 languages.

You can check out more details at The Windows Blog.


Last modified on Tuesday, 03 July 2012 11:06


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: windows; windows8
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To: doc1019; gorush

Youngsters!


41 posted on 07/03/2012 8:47:03 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?)
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To: narses
Trying out a Distro called Fuduntu here.

Also looking at kororaa...a Fedora flavor from Australia.

42 posted on 07/03/2012 8:50:34 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?)
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To: narses
I am migrating to FreeBSD Ubuntu and OpenOffice one machine at a time.

Just out of curiosity, why both FreeBSD and Ubuntu?
43 posted on 07/03/2012 8:52:26 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Either you own a ENIAC or you are talking about age ... LOL!


44 posted on 07/03/2012 8:54:37 PM PDT by doc1019 (Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Server running an Atom processor.


45 posted on 07/03/2012 9:04:09 PM PDT by narses
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To: TomGuy; Ernest_at_the_Beach

I bought a new Dell computer with Win7 about 6 months ago and I absolutely HATE Windows 7. I have many thousands of graphics and Win7 has them scattered everywhere, default user, administrator user, owner user, etc, they even turn up in Windows Media Player. I also hate Libraries! My graphics programs no longer open to the correct location.

My old computer had XP and everything was in “My Favorites” and easy to find. I have all my XP installation discs and wish I could just have it installed in this computer but I’d lose getting updates from Microsoft. Win7 won’t even allow installation of my favorite graphics program, Picture It. I’ve really been bummed out about it all.

After Win7 I’d be scared to download Win8......


46 posted on 07/03/2012 9:04:37 PM PDT by potlatch (~~And the truth IS what counts, RIGHT ? ~~)
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To: potlatch

The only thing I like about Win 7 is the ability to snap two windows side by side. I have a program I have to use for work which often involves comparing figures between two windows.........Of course that program isn’t compatible with Windows 7 so I have to run it on virtual xp and scale up the windows on my own.


47 posted on 07/03/2012 9:20:28 PM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: USNBandit

Kinda sad to see you write, “the only thing I like about Win 7”, lol. I’ve spent more time on Google trying to sort things out, there are so many angry people like me about how pictures and documents are handled in Win 7.

I did manage to download my Picture It program and even tried the ‘virtual XP’ business, but it still didn’t work. Wish I had known what Win 7 was like before I got it!


48 posted on 07/03/2012 9:30:59 PM PDT by potlatch (~~And the truth IS what counts, RIGHT ? ~~)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

If you buy a Win7 computer after a certain date, I think you’ll be able to upgrade to Win8 for free.

I’d gladly pay $40 to get rid of Vista on my wife’s laptop.


49 posted on 07/03/2012 9:43:47 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: potlatch; Alas Babylon!
Man sounds like a real mess for you and all of those great Graphics.

Alas Babylon! mentioned a feature at post 20 available with Windows 8....

Might want to look at that.....I think I will..

50 posted on 07/03/2012 9:43:51 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?)
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To: doc1019

I still have my first Mac. A Mac classic with a 10 Meg hard drive. It all works.

IM not yet 40.


51 posted on 07/03/2012 9:45:06 PM PDT by cableguymn
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To: doc1019

I still have my first Mac. A Mac classic with a 10 Meg hard drive. It all works.

IM not yet 40.


52 posted on 07/03/2012 9:45:22 PM PDT by cableguymn
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To: doc1019; gorush
Posted this earlier today:

Development Release: Commodore OS Vision 1.0 Beta 9 ( Linux Mint based )

53 posted on 07/03/2012 9:46:48 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?)
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To: doc1019

Holy crap i quess im really old too....

:o/


54 posted on 07/03/2012 9:50:32 PM PDT by ezo4
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To: ezoeni

Creeps up on you quickly, so to speak. By the way ... being old sucks.


55 posted on 07/03/2012 9:57:11 PM PDT by doc1019 (Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.)
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To: cableguymn

My first on the job computer was a McIntosh ... way before your day. A little box with great GUI and graphics. A suite of graphic software used to develope animated training material.


56 posted on 07/03/2012 10:07:43 PM PDT by doc1019 (Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.)
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To: jongaltsr

I am typing this on a ThinkPad running Windows 8. Believe me, Windows 8 would be a bargain at twice or three times the price. Its a great OS. Fast. Stable (even in beta). Beautiful to look at. Innovative. There will be haters who blog about how terrible it is, but I think Windows 8 is going to be a massive hit.


57 posted on 07/03/2012 10:25:52 PM PDT by Astronaut
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To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Salo; JosephW; Only1choice____Freedom; amigatec; stylin_geek; ...

58 posted on 07/04/2012 5:17:17 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: ShadowAce

THANKS FOR ALL THE PINGS...

I can’t wait to upgrade the vista laptop - it’s the last machine to ever get turned on, for obvious reasons....


59 posted on 07/04/2012 6:57:08 AM PDT by bitt (These Commies are making it impossible to stick to my self-imposed moratorium on foul language)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

To be honest, I’m still trying to figure out the libaries system in Windows 7.

I never had a problem with Vista. Maybe because it was similar to previous incarnations of the Windows format.


60 posted on 07/04/2012 8:19:46 AM PDT by wildbill (You're just jealous because the Voices talk only to me.)
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