Upgrade to Windows 8 for $39.99
Might have to go fir it afterall
Monday, July 2, 2012 by Lantec | Discussion: Windows Discussion
$40 for upgrades from XP and beyond. That's a great way to get people to adopt Windows 8. Even though I'm not impressed by W8, at $40 I'll be picking up a copy.....might not install it but at least I'll be able to when they hit SP1.
I believe I paid $40 for Windows 3.1.....
 |
|
Page 1 of 2 | |
|
|---|
Reply #2 Monday, July 2, 2012 5:26 PM
I just keep my money thanks, will never be buying Windows 8.
Reply #5 Monday, July 2, 2012 6:32 PM
For that price, I'll probaly grab a copy just to play with it.
Reply #6 Monday, July 2, 2012 6:46 PM
Reply #7 Monday, July 2, 2012 9:59 PM
It's available in 133 markets... eh.
If that includes Australia then I may just get a copy at that price and stick it on the visitors machine.
Hehe, that Metro interface will confuse the f**k out of 'em and stop 'em going online and using up my bandwidth. 
Reply #8 Monday, July 2, 2012 10:10 PM
Yep, for $40 people will buy it. MS can then crow on its 'success'.
Might even buy it myself, could always upgrade my vista disc coffee cup coaster...
Reply #9 Monday, July 2, 2012 10:33 PM
I'll buy it. Once you get past Metro it's a really fast, stable OS. And I have a way to never see metro when I boot. 
Reply #10 Monday, July 2, 2012 10:47 PM
Yup, that's what companies do when feedback suggests a product won't sell too well at regular pricing... practically give it away then boast about the millions of units sold to call it a success. There's nothing better than a feel good success story to help create/inspire an even greater success
Not only that, MS is using the old philosophy that it's harder to sell something to one man for a million dollars than it is to sell a million somethings to a whole bunch of people for a mere dollar. In this instance, MS would be raking in a tidy sum if it sold just 20 million units worldwide at 40 bucks a pop, though that figure is likely to be much, much higher, given all OEM machines will have it pre-installed... and the availability of previous OSes drying up soon after 8's release
Reply #11 Monday, July 2, 2012 10:51 PM
Not sure I'll be paying 40 bucks to 'downgrade' from Windows 7 to Window 8
Reply #12 Monday, July 2, 2012 10:52 PM
I would like to buy it but, I can't find it anywhere. Can someone steer me in the right direction. pretty please. 
Reply #13 Monday, July 2, 2012 10:58 PM
Hmmmm wise guy, eh? Sneak this one in while I'm distracted by the phone will ya? 
Orright then, sport, so get to dishing the dirt on this not seeing metro thing, ya hear?
I'm all ears. 
Yeah, and the boss says you either dish the dirt or you're eatin' dinner with the fishes tonight, okay? 
So dish it up, orright!
Reply #14 Monday, July 2, 2012 11:11 PM
Reply #15 Monday, July 2, 2012 11:58 PM
Quoting Zubaz, reply 9And I have a way to never see metro when I boot.
Quoting starkers, reply 13so get to dishing the dirt on this not seeing metro thing,
That's easy Starkers...
He can't spell his logon credentials properly, thus Windows won't let him in! He never gets to see it that way!!!
Um, never thought of that. Well that's no good to me... unless I fergits how ter speel. 
Reply #16 Tuesday, July 3, 2012 7:42 AM
I am sure we ALL would like to know that secret! Never see Metro... only see a Windows 7 type UI... is that what your saying? PLEASSSSEEEEEEEEE let all of us know if that is true, and what your secret is. 
Reply #17 Tuesday, July 3, 2012 7:51 AM
Reply #19 Tuesday, July 3, 2012 8:35 AM
" - not available just yet - we're still driving toward the RTM milestone of Windows 8. We're just letting people know how they can upgrade when Windows 8 becomes available." -- Brandon LeBlanc, Microsoft employee
When it's available I'll be grabbing a copy too - just for the fuck of it.
Reply #20 Tuesday, July 3, 2012 8:58 AM
That (I guess) refers to a coming SD product.
For those desiring "something.... ANYTHING!":
Please login to comment and/or vote for this skin.
Welcome Guest! Please take the time to register with us.
There are many great features available to you once you register, including:
- Richer content, access to many features that are disabled for guests like commenting on the forums and downloading skins.
- Access to a great community, with a massive database of many, many areas of interest.
- Access to contests & subscription offers like exclusive emails.
- It's simple, and FREE!
|
|
Page 1 of 2 | |
|
|---|
Reply #1 Monday, July 2, 2012 5:12 PM
I wonder if the communities somewhat lukewarm acceptance of Windows 8 has something to do with this pricing.