Windows 8.1 Upgrade Will Cost £75 in the UK
The price of getting your Windows 8.1 on.
Windows 8.1 will be officially released in a month on October 18, 2013 (that's actually 12:00 AM on October 18 in New Zealand, so 4:00 AM PT, 7:00 AM ET on October 17 or noon on October 17 in the UK). Those who are already running Windows 8 will receive the upgrade to 8.1 for free, but those on Windows 7 and below will need to pay for the pleasure to use the new Start Screen. Microsoft earlier this week revealed that customers in the U.S. could expect to pay $119.99 for Windows 8.1 and $199.99 for Windows 8.1 Pro. But what about the UK?
According to Crave, Windows users in the UK will pay £75 for Windows 8.1 or £125 for the professional version of the software. Of course, if you already have Windows 8 on your computer, you can upgrade for free, just like in the States. If you're looking to go from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 Pro, you'll have to pay a £62 upgrade cost.
If you're making the jump from Windows 7, you will have to reinstall desktop apps such as Office. Those upgrading from Windows XP and Vista will have to start clean as files, settings, and programs will not transfer. Furthermore, Microsoft recommends those upgrading from XP or Vista to purchase a retail boxed copy and perform a clean install.
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The "update" is free. A new operating system is not.
Just like it has been for the last 10 years....
The "update" is free. A new operating system is not.
Just like it has been for the last 10 years....
So which one is it? Free or 62 pounds? Also .. has anyone actually seen retail copies of 8? Besides the OEM ones i mean.
I think microsoft is going ridiculous for the pricing.
I'm assuming they mean you have to pay something to go from regular to pro; not from 8.0 to 8.1
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It is so economical and bulletproof that I have already successfully deployed hundreds of these installs in the last 3months alone.
This 3D operating system called Robolinux installs an XP 32 or 64 bit VM in just one click Then you load your licensed XP disk into the VM, but that was easy for my Customers to do.
Check out Robolinux if you cannot afford to upgrade to 7 or you hate Windows 8.
Vendor lock-in is very tough to break. People keep buying Windows software because they have a Windows OS and they keep buying a Windows OS because they have Windows software. It's a vicious cycle.
it seems pointless and miss leading at best.
What would you do of market share. It has every category of apps you need (not including games), most of them for free.
As for games, there are already 190+ games on steam, I know it lacks the high budget AAA titles, but Metro Last Light is coming to linux. Also crytek is working to bring it's gaming engine to Linux. Also Valve is working hard and already thinks that Linux is the future of gaming.
Also for home users, they do not need more than what Linux offers. For corporate users, maybe.. they need Windows, but for an average computer that just has to browse the Internet and watch Video and listen to music spending so much on a OS is not suited.
There are many other things in Linux which windows lacks, but that is completely another thing.
Also Linux runs like a beast on older hardware wheras Windows does not.
Also Linux never catches viruses.
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And a hell lot more things, but let it be, most guys are very blind to understand that.
You're not taking into account that:
1. Linux has a reputation of being difficult to use.
2. Windows come pre-installed on the majority of PCs.
3. People will take the path of least resistance.
That said, I do use Windows 7, mainly because I'm a gamer but also because of points 2 and 3 (lets face it, like most people I am lazy)
I don't care what others think, but being a software and hardware geek myself. I love to run Linux and nowadays.
1. It is not at all difficult to use. Use Linux Mint, the easiest OS on the planet, really. It is very easy. Also no one knew Windows from birth, they eventually learnt to use it.
2. Yeah, my laptop that I am typing in also came with Windows, but I chose Linux instead. Ubuntu 12.04 to be specific.
3. Well, what kind of resistance btw?
Until recently, the concept of non-Windows OS on the desktop was still alien to most people but with smartphones, tablets and hybrids running non-Windows OSes all over the place for the last couple of years, the concept does not sound as foreign anymore.
Things should get more interesting in 3-5 years from now when mobile OSes catch up on desktop features and mobile hardware gets closer to desktop performance.
I don't care what others think, but being a software and hardware geek myself. I love to run Linux and nowadays.
1. It is not at all difficult to use. Use Linux Mint, the easiest OS on the planet, really. It is very easy. Also no one knew Windows from birth, they eventually learnt to use it.
2. Yeah, my laptop that I am typing in also came with Windows, but I chose Linux instead. Ubuntu 12.04 to be specific.
3. Well, what kind of resistance btw?
My comment was in response to Linux having a low adoption rate on desktop.
I wasn't saying Linux was hard to use, I was saying it has a reputation of being hard to use. It's like saying Windows BSOD all the time, may have been true once upon a time, but it's not the case anymore
I've installed Linux Mint with Xfce on an old laptop. I find it a great operating system and it runs much smoother than Windows did on it. In fact, I installed it for a person who is new to computers. I don't think Linux as opposed to Windows would make a difference for him, except for him being much less likely to get malware on Linux. My main PC runs Windows 7 because that's what my games run on. I say again though, I find Linux Mint to be a great operating system.
As to point 3, we still have people using Internet Explorer, and installing a new web browser is way simpler than installing and configuring a new OS.
I don't care what others think, but being a software and hardware geek myself. I love to run Linux and nowadays.
1. It is not at all difficult to use. Use Linux Mint, the easiest OS on the planet, really. It is very easy. Also no one knew Windows from birth, they eventually learnt to use it.
2. Yeah, my laptop that I am typing in also came with Windows, but I chose Linux instead. Ubuntu 12.04 to be specific.
3. Well, what kind of resistance btw?
My comment was in response to Linux having a low adoption rate on desktop.
I wasn't saying Linux was hard to use, I was saying it has a reputation of being hard to use. It's like saying Windows BSOD all the time, may have been true once upon a time, but it's not the case anymore
I've installed Linux Mint with Xfce on an old laptop. I find it a great operating system and it runs much smoother than Windows did on it. In fact, I installed it for a person who is new to computers. I don't think Linux as opposed to Windows would make a difference for him, except for him being much less likely to get malware on Linux. My main PC runs Windows 7 because that's what my games run on. I say again though, I find Linux Mint to be a great operating system.
As to point 3, we still have people using Internet Explorer, and installing a new web browser is way simpler than installing and configuring a new OS.
Add this also to point 3 : And pay 100 dollars for a new OS. Now that looks like a good deal. Ubuntu is as easy to install as Windows is, infact it is easier to install Ubuntu. -_-
Add this also to point 3 : And pay 100 dollars for a new OS. Now that looks like a good deal. Ubuntu is as easy to install as Windows is, infact it is easier to install Ubuntu. -_-
Problem is the price of the OS is hidden to the consumer when buying a computer (unless they assemble it themselves)
And yeah! Gaming on Linux is not clearly evolving, with big companies now looking at it, like Steam, Valve, Metro, Crytek, etc.