Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99

[latecomer]

i tried the free trial download of win8, ill stay with 7. win8 is for those who like touching their screens. and hunting for the power down button. sellers here are offering win8 for 14.99 as an upgrade. theyre really trying to push it, plus i heard it will be cheaper to buy full version of win8 for clean installation.
the biggest flaw i seen in win8 is no start menu.

 

[Dave76]

If you buy a computer now, you can get a Windows 8 upgrade for $14.99.
From October 26 to January '13 you can get an upgrade version of Windows 8 for $39.99.
The Windows 8 other versions are going to be roughly the same price as Windows 7 versions.

Windows 8 pricing for system builders said to be roughly the same as Windows 7

 

[latecomer]

im like the others, i'll stay with win7 till the end. i paid 99 bucks for my win7 and its works great.

 

[Dave76]

That's entirely your choice, Windows 7 is a great OS, just wanted to clarify the Windows 8 pricing.
I think there are going to be a lot of people staying with Windows 7.

 

[latecomer]

That's entirely your choice, Windows 7 is a great OS, just wanted to clarify the Windows 8 pricing.
I think there are going to be a lot of people staying with Windows 7.

yes cause theres no start menu in win8, and when you want to shut down you have to hunt for power icon in upper right corner. then choose from the list.

 

[Joan Archer]

I think it was £39.99 at tesco for win7 - if I remember correctly, tesco and others were able to sell it for less than the initial quoted price.

Factor in 3 yrs inflation and it isn't much different for the boxed dvd.

What is different is the very cheap offer if you d/l the installer - instead of getting the physical product in a box.

I pre-ordered my Windows 7 at Tesco and paid £44.97 for it. I was running Vista at the time and dual booted for awhile when 7 first came out.

 

[Night Hawk]

That's entirely your choice, Windows 7 is a great OS, just wanted to clarify the Windows 8 pricing.
I think there are going to be a lot of people staying with Windows 7.

yes cause theres no start menu in win8, and when you want to shut down you have to hunt for power icon in upper right corner. then choose from the list.

The open source program Classic Shell will provide a Start menu as well as the shutdown button with restart but no logoff or sleep, hibernate options. You can't right click on the button to see it set to restart or logoff either or customize and hide notifications as you would normally do with the normal Start but at least that's an option available.

Just as suspected back in 2009 at first running 7 I knew the next to come would tend to be a hard sell. But more and more people are making a lasting decision about either going for broke with 8 or playing it smart by staying with 7!

With the way MS stripped things out of the new version upon us do you have to wonder why the advanced upgrade offers are cheap as ever? People won't pay the same while knowing they are getting less!

 

[AC]

Holy... I will be getting W8! I Just installed the Enterprise RTM on a touch screen monitor, and this is... amazing! I love it! Worth the 39.99!

 

[lehnerus2000]

Caveat Emptor

With the way MS stripped things out of the new version upon us do you have to wonder why the advanced upgrade offers are cheap as ever? People won't pay the same while knowing they are getting less!

“Let the buyer beware.”

I think that MS is counting on people not finding out until it's too late.

 

[Night Hawk]

Holy... I will be getting W8! I Just installed the Enterprise RTM on a touch screen monitor, and this is... amazing! I love it! Worth the 39.99!

Now hold your arms out constantly to touch the screen hour after hour rather then a point and click. If you spend a great deal of time in front of a desktop keeping that arm extended is going to get tiresome real fast!

Ironically I have to agree with the $40 price! That's about what it is worth to most as far as an OS is concerned due to the drastic changes without options! "Cheapo OS" will likely become the label for it!

With the way MS stripped things out of the new version upon us do you have to wonder why the advanced upgrade offers are cheap as ever? People won't pay the same while knowing they are getting less!

“Let the buyer beware.”

I think that MS is counting on people not finding out until it's too late.

The hammer falls after you are involved with 8 and MS says: "We got you good this time around!" as they laugh to the bank!

Meanwhile once you realize half the things are gone or stripped down as far as what is supported like people asking about WMP and XP being told 9 lacked while updating to WMP 10 works. Then you have to tell them that WMP 13 or whatever is now seen in 8 is no longer able to play dvd movies!

WMP 10-12 all set to go! WMP to come??? GGrrrrr... "what's this now?!" will be the expression on people's faces once they realize "hey things are missing!"

 

[gregrocker]

It's a touch screen OS. Buyers should be advised of this.

 

[latecomer]

i see a boost in stocks for windex to clean all the finger print smudges.

 

[Night Hawk]

You wouldn't use Windex or other glass cleaners on any lcd monitor. Office supply and other stores carry lcd cleaning solutions for monitors and tvs.

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[AC]

My arm is so tired. Just used W8 for an hour. Screw it. I'll keep 7

 

[latecomer]

:roflmao:

My arm is so tired. Just used W8 for an hour. Screw it. I'll keep 7

:roflmao:yea 7 will rule till they come out with one better.
714 if you got the e620 we would have the same system. which the only differience between the aspire 5515 and the emachine e620, is that the e620 has has win7. if you update drivers for yours, it updates through gateway support.

 

[Night Hawk]

My arm is so tired. Just used W8 for an hour. Screw it. I'll keep 7

Gee did it feel like your arm was about to fall off?!
Just imagine being in front of that machine with 8 running it all day long or all night long then! You'll soon think MS was out to get you! icnic:

It's one thing for Tablet PC, Spindle Flier or whatever as well as the check out lilne in a retail store where you pull out your debit or charge card and press the screen. But when you are trying to work with documents and other things and that constant need to keep that arm stretched out to touch the screen for each little thing...

I think you already know the rest of the story there! But as far as timing what would be the best time to bring in a touch screen OS you have to wonder? Obviously right after seeing stable versions with one not well received but far better then previous as well as the champion of the Windows line-up naturally!

Even if the business community were to be part of seeing 8 take off like a rocket they would still need to see new softwares for business purposes written up that surrounds the new interface. It's no longer the traditional point and click there either.

 

[gregrocker]

Can I turn my 22" monitor sideways?

 

[Night Hawk]

Sideways, Upside down, swing it around 180 degrees and you should be all set to go! :roflmao:

 

[latecomer]

just think using win8 on a 65 inch monitor. :shock:

 

[gregrocker]

Whack-a-mole