Windows 8 - Great Deal £24.99 or £14.99 + Quidco

[tech_guy]

I don't know if it's already been posted on here but Windows 8 will be available for download for the sum of just £24.99:

Microsoft Store United Kingdom Online Store

I believe that this is the upgrade version and requires an existing Windows installation (7/Vista/XP).

Don't forget to link from Quidco, currently at 15% - so it could be a great deal!

Also, note that if you bought/are buying a Windows 7 PC (not starter edition) between 2 June 2012 and 31 January 2013 you can potentially get the upgrade for £14.99:

Windows Upgrade Offer

If you get the £14.99 upgrade you can apply it to ANY PC with XP,Vista or W7 apparently - check it out here:

Windows Upgrade Offer - Program Information

[synaesthesia]

Save money by buying a decent OS in the first place

[Arthur]

Save money by buying a decent OS in the first place

OS X for £13.99?

[tech_guy]

Handbags at 50 paces!

[synaesthesia]

If it was available! OSX is an intuitive desktop OS.

[Theblacksheep]

I don't know if it's already been posted on here but Windows 8 will be available for download for the sum of just £24.99:

Microsoft Store United Kingdom Online Store

I believe that this is the upgrade version and requires an existing Windows installation (7/Vista/XP).

Don't forget to link from Quidco, currently at 15% - so it could be a great deal!

Also, note that if you bought/are buying a Windows 7 PC (not starter edition) between 2 June 2012 and 31 January 2013 you can potentially get the upgrade for £14.99:

Windows Upgrade Offer

If you get the £14.99 upgrade you can apply it to ANY PC with XP,Vista or W7 apparently - check it out here:

Windows Upgrade Offer - Program Information

I know its cool to knock Windows8 and talk about something irrelevant, so I wont.

Thanks for the info.

[ZeroHour]

If it was available! OSX is an intuitive desktop OS.

Say that when it can cut and paste a file....

[Arthur]

Say that when it can cut and paste a file....

In 10.7 & 10.8, you can.

[tech_guy]

Don't laugh at me, but after initially hating Windows 8, I now quite enjoy using it. I have it on my work laptop now and it's smooth. I've also installed it on a four year old desktop and it flies. Tbh I'm impressed.

[tech_guy]

Revised link:

Microsoft Store United Kingdom Online Store

[teejay]

Don't laugh at me, but after initially hating Windows 8, I now quite enjoy using it. I have it on my work laptop now and it's smooth. I've also installed it on a four year old desktop and it flies. Tbh I'm impressed.

Windows 7 used to fly, same with Windows XP. Once there are 6 months worth of updates on it then it'll be back to normal speed

[SYNACK]

I don't know if it's already been posted on here but Windows 8 will be available for download for the sum of just £24.99:

Microsoft Store United Kingdom Online Store

I believe that this is the upgrade version and requires an existing Windows installation (7/Vista/XP).

Don't forget to link from Quidco, currently at 15% - so it could be a great deal!

Also, note that if you bought/are buying a Windows 7 PC (not starter edition) between 2 June 2012 and 31 January 2013 you can potentially get the upgrade for £14.99:

Windows Upgrade Offer

If you get the £14.99 upgrade you can apply it to ANY PC with XP,Vista or W7 apparently - check it out here:

Windows Upgrade Offer - Program Information

$88 here, stupid ripoff Microsoft can take a long walk off a high place without a parachute. It's probably 25 cents in the US just to be 'fair'. I am so sick of IT companies, I would like to know why SSDs are $100 to ship from the US to NZ too.

[tech_guy]

Windows 7 used to fly, same with Windows XP. Once there are 6 months worth of updates on it then it'll be back to normal speed

You're right in that respect with Windows 7 - with my main Win PC at home over the course of a year it has slowed down something terrible. I did a clean install last month and it has made it perky again.

[Arthur]

Revised link:

The following link is for the downloadable version of Windows 8 (£24.99)...

windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/buy?ocid=GA8_O_WOL_Hero_Home_FPP_Null

[Arthur]

The Media Center Pack for Windows 8 Pro is also available. Click the link below to get your free product key(s).

windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/feature-packs