The promotion for the Windows 8 Pro update is ending soon: from February 1st, the upgrade price will be higher.
Microsoft announces that the deadline to obtain the Windows 8 Pro update at a promotional price is approaching: starting February 1, 2013, the current price will change, becoming higher.
Until January 31, 2013, those who wish to upgrade to the Windows 8 Pro operating system can still do so with the current promotional prices included in the “Windows Upgrade Offer” packages:
- 14.99 euros for PCs purchased with Windows 7 from June 2 onwards;
- 29.99 euros for self-upgrade, downloading directly from the internal page of the Microsoft website;
- 59.99 euros for those who wish to purchase the physical pack DVD from an offline retailer.
From February 1 onwards, however, prices will increase and will specifically reach the following costs:
- 129 euros for the DVD pack and therefore to upgrade to Windows 8 (including the N version);
- 289 euros to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro under the same conditions;
- 169 euros for the Windows 8 Pro Pack Medialess version.
There are therefore only a few days left to take advantage of the upgrade offers, spending significantly less compared to the new prices applied from February.
The official confirmation of the price increase definitively silences rumors that the promotional packages would remain available for a longer period: today’s communication confirms that it was indeed just a promotional period meant to end within a limited timeframe.
It is certainly questionable whether raising prices will be truly beneficial for Microsoft, as these are figures that – all things considered – could instead be allocated towards the purchase of a new device already equipped with Windows 8 Pro (certainly by adding a little more money) rather than for an operating system upgrade.
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