Microsoft to Offer New Win7 Users Win8 Pro Upgrade at $15

[JMcEntegart]

Microsoft doesn't want hardware sales dropping in the run up to Windows 8 launch.

Microsoft to Offer New Win7 Users Win8 Pro Upgrade at $15 : Read more

 

[JohnnyLucky]

At first I thought it would be a good deal until I realised that it only applied to laptop purchases.

 

[djscribbles]

Frankly, I don't think they should be too concerned about hardware sales dropping... I for one am going to try to replace my laptop before that bomb drops...

Nice to know I'll have the upgrade option if it turns out to be better than I expect though.

 

[gmarsack]

I think M$ should offer the discount to all Windows 7 owners because it will take a massive discount for me to even think about buying Windows 8. I paid $300 for my copy of Windows 7 (well worth it), but after trying Windows 8 for all of an hour, I would probably not pay more than $15 if they offered it. ugg...

Windows Me 8

 

[xerroz]

[citation][nom]gmarsack[/nom]I think M$ should offer the discount to all Windows 7 owners because it will take a massive discount for me to even think about buying Windows 8. I paid $300 for my copy of Windows 7 (well worth it), but after trying Windows 8 for all of an hour, I would probably not pay more than $15 if they offered it. ugg... Windows Me 8[/citation]

after trying Windows 8 for all of an hour

There's your problem. That's not even enough time to get fully adjusted, let alone learn how to use it effectively

 

[cozalp]

I wouldn't pay even $1 until they make an option to disable metro ui and use the start menu

 

[sporkimus]

How about I give you $15 to NOT release Windows 8.

 

[datawrecker]

[citation][nom]cozalp[/nom]I wouldn't pay even $1 until they make an option to disable metro ui and use the start menu[/citation]

That is an option....

 

[wiyosaya]

[citation][nom]xerroz[/nom]There's your problem. That's not even enough time to get fully adjusted, let alone learn how to use it effectively[/citation]
That is the point, though. Everyone who runs some previous M$ windows version does not necessarily have the time to "figure it out." IF M$ really wants a winner with this, the transition for their user base needs to be seamless and easy to make. Otherwise, it is likely to be a long, long time before 8 is widely accepted. The business world, where time always comes at a premium, is not likely to invest in 8 after just having transitioned to 7 even if the business world had the time to give their computer users to learn 8. Without the business world on board, 8 will be another vista or Me.

And this is a completely useless gesture for M$ to make in limiting this to people who purchase laptops. While this may be a deal for people who run laptops, it is consistent with where M$ wants to take the computer user world. Personally, I think M$ is in for another wake-up call with 8 - like it or not.

 

[wiyosaya]

[citation][nom]datawrecker[/nom]That is an option....[/citation]
In your preview version, yes. However, M$ has announced that the release version will not have that option.

 

[Dandalf]

When I got my Windows 7 netbook I immediately upgraded it to Windows XP

 

[acadia11]

[citation][nom]gmarsack[/nom]I think M$ should offer the discount to all Windows 7 owners because it will take a massive discount for me to even think about buying Windows 8. I paid $300 for my copy of Windows 7 (well worth it), but after trying Windows 8 for all of an hour, I would probably not pay more than $15 if they offered it. ugg... Windows Me 8[/citation]


Me 2 I paid $300 for ultimate, these guys better give me some sort of nice discount.

 

[dimar]

Until Ballmer will address the ongoing concerns about the upcoming OS, I will not upgrade even if Microsoft pays me $15.

 

[Dandalf]

When I got my Windows 7 netbook I immediately upgraded it to Windows XP

 

[Socialdisorder]

Didn't Windows 7 just come out......haha
What are we Call of Duty Windows now!?!

 

[blazorthon]

[citation][nom]Socialdisorder[/nom]Didn't Windows 7 just come out......hahaWhat are we Call of Duty Windows now!?![/citation]

Windows 7 is like 4 or 5 years old... It came out in 2007 or 2008, I don't remember which.

 

[ringzero]

No

 

[blazorthon]

[citation][nom]blazorthon[/nom]Windows 7 is like 4 or 5 years old... It came out in 2007 or 2008, I don't remember which.[/citation]

2009, my bad. Still it's not new.

 

[drwho1]

I never paid $300 for an OS.
I paid around $120-125 for Windows 7 *similar for XP* ... OEM of course, why pay for a box that
I have to throw away?

 

[g00fysmiley]

[citation][nom]gmarsack[/nom]I think M$ should offer the discount to all Windows 7 owners because it will take a massive discount for me to even think about buying Windows 8. I paid $300 for my copy of Windows 7 (well worth it), but after trying Windows 8 for all of an hour, I would probably not pay more than $15 if they offered it. ugg... Windows Me 8[/citation]

I spent less than $300 on a 3 pack of windows 7 ... there's your first problem, second is in one hour you won't get the whole user experience I added windows 8 onto my laptop and had to spend a few days on it but I now genuinly like it more than wondows 7 and will be updrading to it as soon as they release a family pack of it for all my machines, i'll buy a single copy for my main pc as soon as it comes out the rest will have to wait i hope they do the oem fmaily pack again with windows 8 though, otherwise my htpc's might not all get updates