Windows 8 Upgrades Will Get More Expensive in February

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Get ready for a price increase on Windows 8 upgrades starting February 1.

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  • runningnak3d
    Microsoft couldn't PAY me to use that crap OS. They want to use it on tablets and desktops, and it isn't good for either. Microsoft, recall the OS -- it is unusable.
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  • ccovemaker
    I like Windows 8 and own 2 Win8 machine and I still think those prices are nuts.... Let the flaming begin!!!!
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  • catbus1
    If Microsoft is going to start pushing out bi-yearly operating systems and expect me to consider purchasing them then the price needs to come down. There is literally nothing Windows 8 offers me as a desktop user over Windows 7 especially when Windows 7 came with Media Center for free and I use it a lot. Not only is the OS price stupid high for it's marginal upgrades and features but removing features previously and charging extra for them is ridiculous.
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  • besplatan
    Yeah, the slower-than-Vistas adoption rate is going to get even worse. Windows 8 is a failure on so many levels, not only it didn't help Windows tablets and phones gain sales, it pissed off too many desktop users as well.
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  • killerclick
    Die, Metro, die

    Windows 7 until 2020
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  • victorintelr
    I personally like Windows 8 and installed it in a couple machines. The only problem I've had is with the drivers, more specifically with the Wacom drivers of my Thinkpad x230t. Actually and surprisingly the USB 3.0 drivers that come with Microsoft seem to work but I can't get the to work with the Intel ones and the tweaking. Yes, using only keyboard and mouse is a little harder but yu can get used to it. But Windows 8 is faster. All in all I think that the mistake microsoft did was to dissapear the start button, too early and in he wrong moment with so much cometition
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  • A Bad Day
    Eh, I'll wait for the next edition for Windows. Maybe it would fix W8's flaws just like W7 to Vista.
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  • billgatez
    Sales in the toilet? Raise the price. F**kin GENIUS.
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  • p05esto
    I wouldn't install Win8 on my 6 PCs if I was paid $100 for each PC to do so. Nope, it's total crap and heading in the wrong direction. More customization and personalization, not LESS. We're being forced into a dumbed down one-size-fits-all experience and it's horrible.

    It's like all modern browsers, half of the main navigation options are going away and you have to dig around just to get the "Home" button in place. How in the world does removing the home button help anyone? All of this lack of customization is killing me, who does the user testing on all of this crap, monkeys?
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  • killerclick
    p05estoHow in the world does removing the home button help anyone?
    I think browser creators know exactly how many people click the home button and how often. As for removing customization options, I firmly believe that's just a trend being forced by designers and "UI experts" who see dumbed down Apple products making huge bank, and they think it's the dumbing down that's the answer. Or Microsoft sees the success of the iPad and thinks putting touch on desktop is the answer. They're all missing the point.
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