DVD upgrade to Windows 8 costs 70 USD

Users can also wait until the release date of October 26 to download a direct upgrade to a computer for $ 40 instead of buying a $ 70 upgrade DVD package. This is the price only applied until the end of January 2013.

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Customers can pre-order DVDs at Microsoft stores. (Photo: Internet)

Computers running Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 are allowed to upgrade to Windows 8. Software upgrade packages can be found at Microsoft, Amazon.com, Best Buy, Stapes stores . Microsoft has not officially announced the price. sell the full set of software to install from the beginning. For comparison, the current price of Windows 7 is $ 200.

Any customer who has and will buy a Windows 7 computer from June 2, 2012 to the end of January 2013 has the right to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro at a cost of only $ 15, a move to stop sales. computers dropped while consumers waited for Windows 8 to launch.

Microsoft also said manufacturers such as Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Samsung and Sony also began accepting pre-installed Windows 8 computer orders.

The largest software manufacturer in the world did not mention the Surface tablet - the product is expected to launch the market in time with Windows 8. Microsoft has not announced the price of the device that is considered an iPad rival. this.