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    Microsoft offers $40 Windows 8 Pro upgrade

    By Brad Reed | BGR News – Mon, Jul 2, 2012

    Business users who want a more enterprise-oriented version of Windows 8 can soon upgrade their current machines to Windows 8 Pro for just $40, Microsoft announced today. Over at Microsoft’s Windows Blog, communications manager Brandon LeBlanc writes that the $40 upgrade will be available for download for any users whose machines run Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7. Users who want the upgrade will need to use the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant that LeBlanc says will “will check to make sure your PC is ready for Windows 8” and “will provide a detailed compatibility report that lets you know of anything you may have to address before or after the upgrade and outlines actions to take.” Users who would prefer to install Windows 8 Pro onto their machines without the Upgrade Assistant can buy a packaged DVD version in stores for $70. The $40 upgrade will be available in 131 markets and the offer expires on January 31st, 2013.

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