I thought some people might appreciate a reminder. Win8 upgrade prices go from $40 to $200 on Feb 1st. The win 8 version of media center is also no longer going to be free, but from now until Jan 31st, you can get a free license for that. I installed it on my HTPC & it seems to be working out well. I may get a couple of extra copies for my vista machines, but am not sold on installing for a work computer yet.
Windows 8 upgrade pricing ends Jan 31st
By YesYNot Follow Thu, 24 Jan 2013, 2:21pm 265 views 5 comments
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Another reason to use Linux.
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Yeah like that oughta sweeten the pot.
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Buy now or forever be priced out of a crappy operating system. The price of operating systems only goes up. You could buy a license today and sell it after Jan 31 for a profit! Oh shit, you actually could do that. Forget I said that.
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Will the "Full version" prices be going up too?
If I upgrade my XP system (one I built myself) I'll get the OEM 64-bit version and burn it down and reinstall from scratch.
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^ I don't know, but the 'oem' version that home builders can use is currently cheaper than $200, but much >> $40.
If you upgrade to windows 8, it gives you an option for a basically fresh install. It does not reformat, and keeps your old files in a single folder. But, I think it gives you a fresh registry with no old program settings or crap like that.
^ Dan, for that reason, I think you will be able to get licenses much cheaper than $200 for a while on ebay.