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Don't buy Windows 8 right away with Paypal.
Windows 8 Pro is now available to purchase directly from Microsoft for $40.
However it seems you can only purchase it through the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant that you have to download, which checks your system first.
I used this utility and paid through paypal. But once the transaction was finished in paypal, the application went to an error screen which doesn't let you go back or do anything except exit.
Paypal and my bank account both say that the transaction is completed, but I never recieved any email, and after calling Microsoft they have no record of my transaction.Hopefully it goes through in the next few hours, but in the meantime wait a bit as the servers are overloaded.
Last edited by Brink; 26 Oct 2012 at 17:31. Reason: added links for more info