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To use the upgrade version, one *must* have an existing copy of Windows XP, Vista, or 7 installed on the PC.
source: Microsoft employee:...
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best price and that too WIN 8 Pro...Thx OP !
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Yeah, the thing to keep in mind here is that you will be able to download this for $40 in a couple weeks. So if the physical media isn't important to you, there are savings to be had.
But if you...
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even it s free, nobody wants it.
Windows 8 is already DOA,
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If you bought a PC from June 2, 2012 to present, you can get the Pro version upgrade for $14.99.
http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-US
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Seriously... WHY PAY EVEN A DIME FOR WINDOWS 8? OS itself is actually very good but they changed everything so they can make few EXTRA BUCKS ON TABLET PCs. It shows that MICROSOFT DOESN'T CARE ABOUT...
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lol.. u r more than welcome to run Windows 8. Why not just pay them full $200 and purchase it from them? Personally, I don't give a flying fly if someone wants of jump off the cliff. lol
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What do you mean? 7 was a rehash of Vista. No one complained. Every loves save any hates Vista even though Vista with the right drivers and after SP1 is totally fine. A bit outdated nowadays but...
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haters self-servingly "want to be heard"
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Upgrade should be in title because that is what it is. If this was the full version $59 would be a slickdeal, this price it is nothing special.
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so I recently bought a W7 SD laptop which qualifies for this. Can I buy the $15 upgrade and install on a new experimental W8 machine? I don't want to install it on the laptop that I just bought but I...
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It's not more efficient. I'm running Win8 on my test machine with a 24" monitor (shared with my main pc). And yes, this is the full version. I have a MSDN account.
On a large monitor, that...
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It's pretty obvious you haven't used Windows 8 much at all or done a quick google search to learn about the new shortcuts and hotkeys. Or should I say Bing search? ;) Right click the lower left...
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There is plenty of competition. Mac OS and Linux. You can even get iOS and Android tablets if those do enough for you. Microsoft isn't forcing you to buy Windows.
They're even allowed to do things...
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Windows 8 is so intiutive that it requires users to read up all the hidden short cuts in instructions for Power User and google searching all the hidden areas. Awesome.
There's no point in...
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You probably don't know what pure competition is :). We don't have competition in the market where 90% of computers come pre-installed with Windows.
In order to use OSX I have to pay the premium...
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And of course, your place of employment's usage is just like any other business'. Language packs, Bitlocker, VDI, App Locker, indexing/search, jump lists, aero desktop is what I and my organization...
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looks like a lot of people have stock in MS...
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You can wait 2 weeks and get Windows 8 for $40. Windows 7 will cost you at least twice that much.
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Lower left is the MetroUI start. The control panel tile isn't there by default.
I should probably know what I want to start before opening the start screen? :LOL: So you're limiting use cases...
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Like what? Other than Aero Snap, I don't think Windows 7 improved my productivity at work over XP. That, support, and the cost of upgrading is what businesses care about. I'd have been fine...
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Backpedaling on what? I just was making fun of you for calling me a Microsoft shill by saying Bing instead of Google. Look at the first time I said it.
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Yeah, I'm saying businesses moved to 7 because they were forced to move off of XP, not because they wanted to move to 7.
If Windows XP had good 64-bit support then I'd be able to do my job the...
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Firms don't jump onto the latest version of Windows for no reason. Most are still moving to 7 from XP, and they were continuing to put XP on their computers well into Windows 7's life. Does that mean...
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Businesses care more about 3rd party software support and specifically what their infrastructure and owned software is compatible with. It takes time for them to upgrade because there are usually a...
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Just like they chose WP7. Or just like many people refused to update to Vista.
Again, my organization updated to Win 7 within 1.5 years and eagerly so. They are stating they will try to stick...
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Wrong. You clearly haven't run the RTM Windows 8, or even the RC version for more than 5 minutes. Oh, and by the way... tablet pc's are pc's. Many of us used Windows 7 tablet pc's and wanted better...
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put upgrade in title
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Stop being so short sighted. Wait for Windows 11, that will be better yet. ;)
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99% chance anyone who wants to get Windows 8, already owns an eligible version to upgrade from. It would be redundant, useless info to place "upgrade" in the title.
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Just wait for the $40 download version. If you need something physical, buy a $5 4GB flash drive and copy the installation files onto that (there's a program that'll set it up for you). You will be...
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I'm running Windows 8 and I am too lazy to reinstall Windows 7...
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Huh? Every Windows OS since Windows 3.0 could be called a rehash, by that standard :rolleyes:. Vista---->Win7 especially were barely any different post SP1, but Win7 is regarded quite highly.
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You can use something like Magical Jelly Bean to retrieve your key.
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You probably don't understand what changes people are complaining about. I personally am OK with changes that add features and IMPROVE usability. But here, we have changes that are absolutely...
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Hey, guess what: you don't need to do any of the swiping if you don't use metro apps. How many times do I need to repeat this? You're only frustrated because you don't like change and you are saying...
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Is Win 8 an improvement over XP? Yes, and it's the cheapest way to get more life out of my aging XP desktop without switching to Linux. Previously switching to any Pro version of Windows was a...
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Are you saying that there is no reason to jump on Windows 8?
Or are you saying that companies wouldn't want to wait about a year till Win8 SP1 even if they have waited 3-4 years already. Makes...
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Yeah, just like WP7.
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wat? I said the majority of the people will choose 8 over 7. It's a given.
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