This will help Windows 7 sales as the costs will be comparable.


  1. Indianatone
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    This will help Windows 7 sales as the costs will be comparable.


    Microsoft's Windows 8 upgrade promotion really is ending on January 31
    Existing Windows licensees have until January 31 to get Windows 8 Pro for $39.99. After that, upgrade prices are on the rise. Read more
    http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-windows-8-upgrade-promotion-really-is-ending-on-january-31-7000010025/?s_cid=e064
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  3. DeaconFrost
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    I don't see it having any effect. So many people are quick to jump on Windows 8 for things like this, forgetting that all previous versions of Windows had the same progression. Upgrades were offered cheap to spur on the sales. This is business as usual.
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  4. sdowney717
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    Sales of win8 are abysmal. And likely to remain so.
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