Is Microsoft really going to pass on retail for Windows 8?
Wow, file this under “Dislike”: According to WPCentral, according to Chinese site WPDang, Microsoft will NOT be selling Windows 8 at retail. That means you have to purchase a PC with W8 pre-loaded, buy a PC with W7 and get a coupon for W8, or already own a certified copy of XP, Vista, or W7 and go through the online update process.
Who looses here? The computer-savvy build-exactly-what-I-want users and the I-don’t-have-any-Internet or I-have-dial-up users.
I’ve built my own machines. In fact, I took a lighting strike to my PC in June and I’m slowly saving the funds to rebuild it. (I can make it better, faster. And I will name it Steve Austin.) So I really, really, Really do NOT like the sound of that.
Now, keep in mind, however, that this is a RUMOR. I sincerely hope it stays that way.
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GIS C++!>$ And if you can translate that, you've been around as long as CompuServe. IT is now just a hobby, and shares my time with cross-stitch and knitting. High-tech, low-tech, and everything in between. I keep these guys in line and roll my eyes at Simmons. Come on, ladies, celebrate your love of technology! "Tech should be black. Colors are for cases."
FYI –
http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/21/3257406/windows-8-pro-price-upgrade-price
Now the box is crazy looking, but it does look they are doing retail.
A good, I’m glad it’s proving to be just rumor. That would totally suck.