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[Burned Phoenix]

Microsoft will provide Windows 8 Pro to buyers of Windows 7-based PCs for just $14.99, according to Paul Thurrott. The promotion begins June 2.

Microsoft has always provided a promotion to PC buyers in the months before a new Windows version hits the street. The reason being that with a new version about to arrive, consumers might otherwise hold off on new PC purchase, scuttling sales for 3 to 6 months.

[Elhuyar]

So if you will buy Windows 7 PC after June 2nd, you will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 for $15 later, right?

[Mellexx]

So if you will buy Windows 7 PC after June 2nd, you will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 for $15 later, right?

Correct. There's of course going to be a cut off date after which they won't provide the $15 update for, but that will be quite a few months out.

[CAS91572]

Even though $15 is not that much, what's up with MS? It use to be free to upgrade!

[Mellexx]

Agreed, even though $15 is pretty cheap it's hard to consider it a deal after all after the price you're paying for a new computer added onto the cost.

[netbox]

is this $15 only available for new Windows 7 PC? how about us already have legit Windows 7 Users?

[M.Sudoku]

how about us already have legit Windows 7 Users?

There will be a Windows 8 Upgrade copy for us.

[RickSOLET]

Fixed: There will be a very costly Windows 8 Upgrade copy for us.

[pataoengineer]

$15 is blowing me away.

But actually, I would rather run both Win7 and Win8 for software testing purpose instead of

upgrading.

This promotion leaves me unsettle now.

Edited by pataoengineer, 22 May 2012 - 10:15 AM.

[Borix]

I will never do a upgrade from W7 to W8 as it is now.
A separate install perhaps...