Microsoft to raise Windows 8 upgrade prices by 5X

Microsoft having launched its latest version of Windows 8, which has been on promotional price up to 31 January, has now announced its pricing policy with effect from 1 February 2013.

Windows 8 upgrade editions will be priced as follows starting in February:

• The Windows 8 Pro upgrade edition will be available online and at retail for $199.99 MSRP (U.S.).
• The Windows 8 upgrade edition will be available online and at retail for $119.99 MSRP (U.S.).
• The Windows 8 Pro Pack will cost $99.99 MSRP (U.S.).
• The Windows 8 Media Center Pack will cost $9.99 MSRP (U.S.).

However, promotional offer will remain available until January 31st 2013, and you can upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for just $39.99.

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If you are building your own PC from scratch, looking to run Windows 8 in a Virtual Machine (VM), or looking to run Windows 8 on a second hard drive partition – you will want to purchase the Windows 8 edition or Windows 8 Pro edition OEM product known as “System Builder”. You can find these products online at local retailers.

For more details, refer to Blogging Windows

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