kiddingguy Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Has Microsoft already announced the prices of Windows 8 after the introduction prices? If so, what will the price be of 'regular' Windows 8 and Win 8 Pro? If not, what do you think theae prices will be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
episode Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 With sales being lackluster, I doubt they raise them. Shiranui and blank 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 http://www.academicsuperstore.com/products/Microsoft/Windows+8?uumc=550517&utm_source=search&utm_medium=paidsearch&sissr=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 With sales being lackluster, I doubt they raise them. 60 million is lackluster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 With sales being lackluster, I doubt they raise them. Windows 7 was selling 632,911 licenses/day Windows 8 came out 74 days ago, and if it has sold 60 million licenses since release day, then that is 810,811 licenses/day, so your either (a) trolling, or (b) trolling. Please stop either (a) or (b) and let the OP ask his legit question. Nothing Here, Sadelwo, Stoffel and 5 others 8 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyn Harthbrooke Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 (edited) Yeah. 60 Million is a lot of copies in just 74 days..Who knows how many copies will be sold before the middle of 2013! Probably a lot. That's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 supposedly 200 for pro I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo1911 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Windows 7 was selling 632,911 licenses/day Windows 8 came out 74 days ago, and if it has sold 60 million licenses since release day, then that is 810,811 licenses/day, so your either (a) trolling, or (b) trolling. Please stop either (a) or (b) and let the OP ask his legit question. Don't you think the super low upgrade price $14 where anyone could get promo code is responsible for that? The scenario could have been drastically different if the starting prices were on Windows 7 levels. With that being said, I am curious to know whether the increased prices will have any impact on sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyn Harthbrooke Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Don't you think the super low upgrade price $14 where anyone could get promo code is responsible for that? The scenario could have been drastically different if the starting prices were on Windows 7 levels. With that being said, I am curious to know whether the increased prices will have any impact on sales. It was actually 15 dollars. But it could go into the 100s or the 200s as Windows has always had a high price. Until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 15 was only for those who bought a windows 7 laptop recently though 25 or 40 or so for everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsis Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 15 was only for those who bought a windows 7 laptop recently though 25 or 40 or so for everyone else. Nope. Anyone could get a code. They didn't ask for any proof of purchase. MightyJordan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KibosJ Subscriber² Posted January 10, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted January 10, 2013 Well if you look at OEM pricing: Windows 7 Home Premium: ?73 Windows 8 Standard: ?70 Windows 7 Pro: ?108 Windows 8 Pro: ?115 Retail pricing hasn't been announced yet I don't believe but chances are it will be like office and will be slightly more expensive than 7 or the same price :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Nope. Anyone could get a code. They didn't ask for any proof of purchase. well you needed to input a code at any rate. but yeah, they didn't specifically ask for POP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo1911 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 well you needed to input a code at any rate. but yeah, they didn't specifically ask for POP No key was needed. MS patched that in a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Ummm, every time I upgraded a computer after that, I needed to input a valid windows xp-7 key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeChipshop Member Posted January 10, 2013 Member Share Posted January 10, 2013 yeah it was patched. the 14 was never intended for just anyone to use. As for the OP, i'd hazard a guess at it being proportionally cheaper inline with the upgrade cost compared to 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaDude Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I heard the price will either triple of quadruple. I heard this from my co-worker and not from any legitimate source, so take it with a grain of salt. As for the success of Windows 8, I would be surprised if it's flopping. It's a pretty amazing OS. I have Vista on my home desktop, Windows 7 at work, and Windows 8 on my laptop. Windows 8 is the fastest of the three. And once you get used to it, it's actually a lot more user-friendly, believe it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
botham Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I am not sure if microsoft has officially announced it or not... I see OEM versions already available on Amazon UK. Windows 8 ~ ? 70 & Windows 8 Pro - ?110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisj1968 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 60 million is lackluster? out of 8 7 billion people? .... yeah I'd say so. I use 8 myself just to keep myself in the "loop" and not lose support as is done with older Windows eventually. I'm not on a surface laptop so I use Pokki Link and it works great! fast and snappy.. however the PR and roll out were dismal. They should have done a Win95 style roll out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sava700 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Windows 7 was selling 632,911 licenses/day Windows 8 came out 74 days ago, and if it has sold 60 million licenses since release day, then that is 810,811 licenses/day, so your either (a) trolling, or (b) trolling. Please stop either (a) or (b) and let the OP ask his legit question. Don't forget that many of those licenses were sold to OEM's in mass numbers for later production and are most likely not even activated yet so these numbers are a bit skewed. People are therefore buying new computers with it coming on them but be it they get a choice I'm sure many would opt to stay with Win7 considering its easier to stay with something that works and you already know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaDude Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 $15?? I thought the promo price was $40. Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo1911 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 $15?? I thought the promo price was $40. Am I missing something? This was for newly purchased laptops and desktops only. But on Windows 8 official launch day, Microsoft allowed anyone to obtain discount code which knocked down the price from $40 to $14-15 depending on your country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 out of 8 7 billion people? .... yeah I'd say so. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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