Details of Microsoft Windows 8 Upgrade Offer For Windows 7 Users Emerge

May 10, 2012 in Operating Systems, Windows 8 Tweet

Microsoft normally start a special promotional offer coming up to the release of their new operating system to try stop users from holding off on buying computers until its launched. Microsoft offered a free upgrade to Windows 7 for all Windows Vista users who purchased new machines that came running Windows Vista in the months leading up to the release of Windows 7.

While we are yet to hear of an official offer from Microsoft, PC World have received some information from their sources with regards to a similar promotional offer for Windows 8.

Apparently Microsoft will be offering anyone who purchases a Windows machine running Windows 7 a reduced price to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro. When customers make their purchase, they will receive special promotional coupons which will entitle them to Windows 8 Pro at a special price, but it won’t be for free.

The below image is apparently the promotional flyer that Microsoft have been sending around to their retailers and partners.

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Windows Media Center Available Only As Paid Upgrade On Windows 8

May 4, 2012 in News, Windows 8 Tweet

If you are using Windows Media Center regularly on XP, Vista or Windows 7, you may now want to take note that changes are coming to the media player in Microsoft’s upcoming operating system Windows 8.

According to a recent blog post on the Building Windows 8 blog, Windows Media Center will only be available as a (paid) feature upgrade on Windows 8.

Windows 8 (regular) and Windows 8 Pro users will notice that Windows Media Center is not included in their operating systems by default, even if they have upgraded to Windows 8 from a system where they had access to the software.

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No upgrade to Windows Phone 8 – So why exactly would I buy a Nokia Lumia phone again?

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How A Lack Of An Upgrade Path Could Hurt Windows Phone.. And Even Possibly Windows 8

Posted by Andrew Grushon April 20, 2012in Branding, Communication, Enterprise, Lumia 710, Lumia 800, Lumia 900, Lumia 910, Microsoft, Microsoft Partners, Nokia, Nokia, Upgrade, Windows Phone 8

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