Windows 8 who's buying/upgrading

trickynickyuk · 12 Oct 2012 at 18:49

Hi all just wondering who will be upgrading or buying windows 8

Do you think it will be worth it or just another waste of money

MagicBoy · 12 Oct 2012 at 18:51

Not me.

I'm happy with Windows 7 for my needs. It's a PC not a tablet!

StonedPenguin · 12 Oct 2012 at 18:54

As above.

Randomface74 · 12 Oct 2012 at 18:57

Not for the gaming rig, maybe if I use my old PC as a media PC I'll put that on.

VaderDSL · 12 Oct 2012 at 18:57

MagicBoy said:
Not me.

I'm happy with Windows 7 for my needs. It's a PC not a tablet!

Ditto, love the tiles thing for my Windows phone, hate it on my desktop. Simple as that.

trickynickyuk · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:03

Looks like Microsoft might actually lose out on this one I tried the beta and did not like it at all

robinbredin · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:07

Microsoft are looking for big money, just for a upgrade. Phew Ill stick to win 7.

Schizo · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:08

Im still very happy with xp so im not upgrading

rishy · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:10

not me. tried the release, with the front end didnt like it all. Prefer Windows 7 if i get a cheap enough legit release i may try it again.

peahead · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:10

Sticking with 7 for now

MagicBoy · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:10

robinbredin said:
Microsoft are looking for big money, just for a upgrade. Phew Ill stick to win 7.

£50 upgrade is fair. It's cheaper than Windows 7, if still expensive looking next to Apple's recent OS X upgrades.

Glaucus · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:12

robinbredin said:
Microsoft are looking for big money, just for a upgrade. Phew Ill stick to win 7.

Or £25 direct for Ms

I'll be upgrading, it is superior no faster than win7 and I like metro.
Why do I want to do things the old way and open up and check my Callander, emails, weather etc. metro makes far more sense that a traditional desktop.

ShakenNstirred · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:18

think i'll stay with win7 64bit, 8 offers nothing extra to me from what i can see

Arthur Hucksake · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:27

I will gladly go for it, just aslong as it's not like Vista was on launch. Evil!

theheyes · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:28

MagicBoy said:
£50 upgrade is fair. It's cheaper than Windows 7, if still expensive looking next to Apple's recent OS X upgrades.

Next to OSX it looks an absolute steal. OSX upgrades should be free.

the1gooner · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:31

Sticking with windows 7 until at least windows 8 comes with sp1.

Glaucus · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:33

the1gooner said:
Sticking with windows 7 until at least windows 8 comes with sp1.

You'll be waiting untill you die then(probably). It's almost certain MS has done away with SP as it takes to long to update, they've allready released a substantial update and its not even released yet.

MANFACE · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:34

I have win 7 ultimate retail , which would be the upgrade path for me ?

And, do I get a disk for reinstalling - as many times as I like - when I change different bits on my PC ?

Many thanks in advance.

bhavv · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:37

The upgrade is only £24.99 directly through MS, or £14.99 if you bought Win 7 since June 2012.

The £24.99 upgrade works on any XP, Vista, or Windows 7 key. I wasnt interested in Windows 8 at all until I found about this, and just dug out my Vista DVD after much searching

I dont mind paying £24.99 to upgrade my copy of Vista to Windows 8, and I will still have Windows 7 too if I want to fall back on it.

cu3ed · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:59

Anyone a link fpr the £25 direct upgrade path?

Will that work with a OEM copy of Win7 64bit?