Microsoft to increase Windows 8 upgrade pricing on February 1

Microsoft has revealed that the upgrade edition of Windows 8 will be receiving a price increase starting February 1. If you’ve been on the fence about upgrading to Microsoft’s latest operating system, it’d be wise to make a decision one...

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Microsoft must not be making enough money on Windows 8 sales, so they are raising prices to compensate. This makes me laugh so much more than I was already.

Gee, like people did not have enough reasons to bash Microsoft and Windows 8. Nobody wants to use that crappy OS.

Yes, because W8 is doing so well, so by rising prices W8 should sell even more, specially people who have the choice not to upgrade their systems. Of course that's sarcasm, why would anyone want to cripple their W7 systems by upgrading to W8, and now at a higher price tag. If anyone considers upgrading from XP or a Vista machine, perhaps a new PC would make more sense.

It's reverse psychology, see... if it costs more then it must be better. There's no way an OS that costs $200 to upgrade could be hard to learn and a pain to use with a mouse!

It sounds like Apple's ideology. If Apple took the iPod Touch 4th gen and renamed it the iPod Touch 5th gen and raised the price, people would buy it by the truckload. Wait a sec, that sounds familiar....

Business strategy*** (not ideology)

Well Microsoft have been copying Apple as of late, I seriously wouldn't be surprised if they raised the price to sell more xD

It would be funny if Apple tried to sue Microsoft for using their business strategy of raising prices.

*Sorry for the edits. My research computer doesn't like forums*

or theyre hiking up their upgrade prices to encourage people to buy the full OS instead of the upgrade and reformatting their computers like they should when installing a new OS. upgrading is ****ing stupid do a fresh reformat

"Yep, allowing the introductory pricing on our slow selling and often maligned OS to expire will definitely boost its adoption rate! I mean, the best thing you can do when your product's sales are disappointing is to raise the prices to make it even less attractive, right?"

~said no smart marketing person, ever

Switch to Linux. Save Money. Be Free. Be Happy.

Which you could do with upgrade media. With upgrade media you are bound to an older license of which you are upgrading, but yet you can perform a clean install.

Let's see...

Apple Mountain Lion OS X $19.99 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Modern. A single full professional version. Virus-safe and crapware free. Loaded with GREAT software, all most people will ever need. "It just works". Easy upgrade. No driver nonsense.

Microsoft Windows 8 .

I can't seem to find a single page missing from Apple's book. Looks like Microsoft authored this one all by their little selves.

The strange world of internet comments...

Microsoft said from the get go the offer will expire on January 31. News item says price will be higher after January 31. This strikes people as strange and unprecedented. Lots of discussion follows to analyse how it's possible that Microsoft made the move that everyone expected, and why Microsoft shouldn't have made the expected move (which would of course have resulted in similar comments had it happened).

Apple's OS is cheaper to upgrade, because you've already paid the Apple tax when you bought your MAC for an extortionate price.
Microsoft don't sell PC's to subsidise the cost of the OS, so have to charge accordingly.

Also what are you all complaining about, Microsoft announced the price would increase in February when they launched Windows 8

Oh God, that old "Virus-safe" from a Mac user, obviously head still buried in the sand.
"It just works".. nope, I use one at work and it crashes far more than the PC I also use.

For the record, the launch is what I'm complaining about. The price increase simply makes the launch that much more humorous.

mrjgriffin, have you even seen a RETAIL Full Windows Pro 8 OS????
if you have..please tell me where!? ...otherwise you just don't know what you're talking about.