Best deal on Windows 8 Pro upgrade

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Here's an article that might help you get a really good deal on Windows 8 Pro.

How do you get the best deal on a Windows 8 Pro upgrade?
http://www.zdnet.com/how-do-you-get-the-best-deal-on-a-windows-8-pro-upg...

"Microsoft has simplified the upgrade process for Windows 8 dramatically, at least for early adopters, starting with its decision to sell only two retail editions.

Between now and February 1, 2013, Microsoft is offering upgrades to Windows 8 Pro, the full-featured edition whose Windows 7 equivalent typically costs $200. (Upgrades to the less expensive base version of Windows 8 are not available at all right now, and won’t be available until these initial promotional offers are over.)

That makes for some smoking deals. But there are still a few gotchas to be had in the process. And one inexplicable pricing decision actually penalizes customers who are among the first to purchase PCs preloaded with Windows 8."

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