Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1
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Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1
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Re: Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1
#2That's an interesting move for a failed product. I have no plans of moving to Windows 8 at all after watching a number of reviews on youtube.
Re: Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1
#3Damn; to be fully honest, this may motivate me into upgrading, which I find to be an interesting reaction, given how I had, previously, no plans to upgrade.
Obviously this is intentional, but I am just surprised by how effective it is on me.
Re: Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1
#4Actually the current upgrade price is so low that it is worth to just buy it and leave the install for a later date... or never?!
Re: Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1
#5That's an interesting move for a failed product. I have no plans of moving to Windows 8 at all after watching a number of reviews on youtube.
While it's fine to not upgrade, especially if you already have a stable setup, not giving Windows 8 a chance based on YouTube reviews seems to be a bit unfair. Most conversations I've had with Windows users who I've spoken to that haven't moved to Windows 8 can be summed up like this:
Me: Do you plan to upgrade to Windows 8?
Them: No way. Windows 8 is horrible!
Me: Oh, so when did you use it?
Them: Not yet... I read a lot of people bitching about it online, though.Re: Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1
#6Actually the current upgrade price is so low that it is worth to just buy it and leave the install for a later date... or never?!
I bought two $40 upgrades of Windows 8 Pro, haven't installed them yet. I figure my son and I might need them in the future sometime. Mostly for video games. I switched to Ubuntu 12.10 for myself and my son still uses Windows 7.
My main Laptop runs Ubuntu and my custom built PC runs a dual-boot of Windows 7 and Ubuntu. I need Windows 7 for Turbo Tax and some other software that won't run under WINE.
BTW I got Windows 7 Ultimate from a Microsoft Developer event for free. No such deals for developers when Windows 8 came out, or maybe I missed it?
Re: Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1
#7Damn; to be fully honest, this may motivate me into upgrading, which I find to be an interesting reaction, given how I had, previously, no plans to upgrade. Obviously this is intentional, but I am just surprised by how effective it is on me.
It is the cheapest way to buy a legit version of Windows 8 Pro for now. Provided you didn't buy a new laptop with Windows 7 between June 2012 and now for that cheaper upgrade.
Even if you have no future plans to upgrade/migrate to Windows 8 Pro yet, you may change your mind in the future. If you do it will cost more to upgrade after January. I bought two upgrades just in case, haven't installed them yet.
When I switched I went to Ubuntu 12.10 instead of Windows 8. Windows 8 is awful and lacks a lot of software support, that could change in a few years if Microsoft gets their act together.
Re: Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1
#8That's an interesting move for a failed product. I have no plans of moving to Windows 8 at all after watching a number of reviews on youtube.
Failure? I can't see they failing in the long run. They have a monopoly in mind share and bundles with virtually all new laptops (apart from Macs and some Ubuntu machines).
They took this route with Xbox and all went well in the end. Secret, keep iterating the damn product.
Re: Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1
#9That's an interesting move for a failed product. I have no plans of moving to Windows 8 at all after watching a number of reviews on youtube.
While it's fine to not upgrade, especially if you already have a stable setup, not giving Windows 8 a chance based on YouTube reviews seems to be a bit unfair. Most conversations I've had with Windows users who I've spoken to that haven't moved to Windows 8 can be summed up like this: Me: Do you plan to upgrade to Windows 8? Them: No way. Windows 8 is horrible! Me: Oh, so when did you use it? Them: Not yet... I read…
Is there something really wrong with that? I won't spend $10 to go see a movie with bad reviews. Why would I want to spend $40 and quite a bit of time and effort on an OS that most people think is bad?
Re: Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1
#10That's an interesting move for a failed product. I have no plans of moving to Windows 8 at all after watching a number of reviews on youtube.
While it's fine to not upgrade, especially if you already have a stable setup, not giving Windows 8 a chance based on YouTube reviews seems to be a bit unfair. Most conversations I've had with Windows users who I've spoken to that haven't moved to Windows 8 can be summed up like this: Me: Do you plan to upgrade to Windows 8? Them: No way. Windows 8 is horrible! Me: Oh, so when did you use it? Them: Not yet... I read…
I did a Windows 8 Beta Test and Windows 8 Developer test and had Windows 8 Enterprise RTM for a 90 day demo. It didn't seem to want to run half the software that worked with Windows 7, and the Windows Store didn't seem to have a lot of apps worth the purchase price. I've tried Windows 8 and I have family and friends who bought a Windows 8 Machine and now regret it.
I think the youtube videos are based on that.
Windows 8 is the New Coke of Windows operating systems, worse than Windows Vista and Windows ME combined.