Good news for all those planning to switch to Windows 8 after its release: upgrade-ul of the Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 the Windows 8 Pro it will only cost 39.99$ in over 131 markets worldwide.

According to the announcement published on the official blog of the Windows team, offer (or promotion) Microsoft which will allow everyone Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 users to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for only $39.99 will be available immediately after the launch of the new operating system (most likely in October of this year) and will expire on January 31, 2013. The upgrade will be available online pe Windows.com, through Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant. In the same period, those who will prefer to buy a retail edition from specialty stores (installation DVD), I can do it at only 69.99$.

Another good news, announced by Microsoft a few days ago, is that any user who will buy computers with Windows 7 pre-installed (valid for editions Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate) during the period June 2, 2012 – January 31, 2013, they will be able to do upgrade to Windows 8 for only $14.99, a more than acceptable price for any category of users.

In addition, users who will upgrade to Windows 8 from Windows Vista or Windows 7 will be able to keep everything personal files, all applications installed and all SETTINGS which they had on the old operating system. Instead, XP users will only be able to keep personal data and files.

Note: Windows 8 Release Preview users will not be able to benefit from this generous offer from Microsoft, unless they have a genuine license for Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7.

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