arachnaut
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Windows 8 prices increase in February
http://blogs.windows.com/...windows-8-pricing.aspx Windows 8 upgrade editions will be priced as follows starting in February: The Windows 8 Pro upgrade edition will be available online and at retail for $199.99 MSRP (U.S.).The Windows 8 upgrade edition will be available online and at retail for $119.99 MSRP (U.S.).The Windows 8 Pro Pack will cost $99.99 MSRP (U.S.).The Windows 8 Media Center Pack will cost $9.99 MSRP (U.S.).
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jbow
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Re:Windows 8 prices increase in February
2013/01/18 17:27:28
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Can is be had without it replacing W7? I wouldn't mind having it as a dual boot but I am NOT ready to giveup W7. Of course I could I look it up but it is so much eaier to just ask you...  Thanks, J
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Jonbouy
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Re:Windows 8 prices increase in February
2013/01/18 17:30:41
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jbow
Can is be had without it replacing W7? I wouldn't mind having it as a dual boot but I am NOT ready to giveup W7. Of course I could I look it up but it is so much eaier to just ask you...
Thanks,
J
You'll stilll be licensed to run W7 with your current license. Put another copy on you second partition and upgrade that one if you want it upgraded online. I think you can order the upgrade media as well but it's probably at extra cost. Thing is when you get one of these introductory offers that seem to be all the rage just now is that if it doesn't tempt you during the offer period it becomes even less tempting afterward.
post edited by Jonbouy - 2013/01/18 17:34:22
"We can't do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves" - Banksy
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FastBikerBoy
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Re:Windows 8 prices increase in February
2013/01/18 18:00:33
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I've just ordered my cheapo update just in case I ever decide to jump but it's going to take some persuading from what I've seen and experienced so far.
If it ain't broke and all that.
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bapu
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Re:Windows 8 prices increase in February
2013/01/18 18:08:08
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Rest assured, Bapu ent upgradin'
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FastBikerBoy
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Re:Windows 8 prices increase in February
2013/01/18 18:18:20
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Windows 95 still doin' it for you then Bapu? 
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Re:Windows 8 prices increase in February
2013/01/18 18:20:21
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Re:Windows 8 prices increase in February
2013/01/18 18:23:07
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Suse Studio is a great alternative but then again; for pro audio and video production I'm not entirely sure because I've not yet carefully researched and trialed Suse Studio.
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Moshkiae
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Re:Windows 8 prices increase in February
2013/01/19 13:14:22
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Hi,
I bought 2 of the Win8-Pro with the disks ... knowing that it was going to go away.
I'll wait for the first SP's to install one of them. The other I am going to do a fresh install on a new Hard Drive ... on my main computer, since it is only a 300G bugger, and on WP-Pro it has some issues ... it will become one of my enclosures for backups!
When I install the one W8-Pro 32-bit (not a 64-bit user yet!) ... it will be new Sata Seagate Hard Drive (550G), 8G of memory, a new Power Supply at 550W (machine has issues with the 500W Power Supply) and a GTX650 Video Card.
Already downloaded the drivers for Gigabite 880 motherboard. HD should have no isses, and the only one that could have problems is the video card ... specially as the current drivers for NVidia are hosed on Windows 7 ... and I'n not exactly enthused with NVidia ignoring this right now. It looks like the problem is Windows 7 that will not allow the new file to get installed. I'm going to uninstall it, clear the file and folder, defrag, and then reinstall it with an older version of the driver.
I keep thinking that the less there is, the easier it will be!
As a wise Guy once stated from his holy chapala ... none of the hits, none of the time ... prevents you from becoming just another turkey in the middle of all the other turkeys!
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Moshkiae
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Re:Windows 8 prices increase in February
2013/01/19 13:16:22
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bapu
Yep and WordPerfect too.
I miss Word Perfect ... what a massively great product it was ... and Borland killed it! And they had excellent support, too, which Borland also killed! I miss "Reveal Codes" ... and notice how HTML is all the reveal codes' stuff!
As a wise Guy once stated from his holy chapala ... none of the hits, none of the time ... prevents you from becoming just another turkey in the middle of all the other turkeys!
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slartabartfast
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Re:Windows 8 prices increase in February
2013/01/19 15:07:06
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You can buy the Win 8 Pro download now, download as an iso, burn it to a DVD and you will get a product key that you can use to install and activate it at a later date.
There is also a free download of the Windows Media Center that requires you have Win 8 Pro installed. Unlike the Win 8 download, the media center product key will only work to install media center through Jan 31, 2013. So if you plan to watch DVD's on your Win 8 machine, you will need to install both Win 8 Pro and Windows Media Center before the end of the month. Or you can buy Media Center later, or use another DVD player.
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Moshkiae
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Re:Windows 8 prices increase in February
2013/01/20 17:15:10
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slartabartfast
You can buy the Win 8 Pro download now, download as an iso, burn it to a DVD and you will get a product key that you can use to install and activate it at a later date.
There is also a free download of the Windows Media Center that requires you have Win 8 Pro installed. Unlike the Win 8 download, the media center product key will only work to install media center through Jan 31, 2013. So if you plan to watch DVD's on your Win 8 machine, you will need to install both Win 8 Pro and Windows Media Center before the end of the month. Or you can buy Media Center later, or use another DVD player.
It's only like 15 dollars more and you can get the disks ... one on 32-bit and the other on 64-bit. I figured it would be easier this way for me, than lose the online stuff ... !!!
As a wise Guy once stated from his holy chapala ... none of the hits, none of the time ... prevents you from becoming just another turkey in the middle of all the other turkeys!
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Mooch4056
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Re:Windows 8 prices increase in February
2013/01/20 20:54:10
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FastBikerBoy
Windows 95 still doin' it for you then Bapu?
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bapu
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Re:Windows 8 prices increase in February
2013/01/20 20:55:59
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Mooch4056
FastBikerBoy
Windows 95 still doin' it for you then Bapu?
Commodore 64 on basic computer language and a cassette deck working strong over here
Bragger!!!
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craigb
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Re:Windows 8 prices increase in February
2013/01/20 20:57:45
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I'm waiting for Windows 9...
Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
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