[dba-Tech] Windows 8

Hi Jim,

All I can suggest to you is that the current price of Windows 8 is a bargain of course, but, from the sentiment from the tech podcasts I follow is that they think Microsoft will lower the price again, because WIn8 upgrade sales have been lacklustre as it is and raising the price significantly will not do Microsoft any favours... especially in a climate of falling PC sales.

Buy it if you really think you are going to need it, otherwise, why not save that money and wait until the next version of Windows?

- Hans


On 2013-01-25, at 9:28 AM, "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Gustav, Jason, Shamil and John:
> 
> Thank you all for your help with Windows 8...now comes the decisions...still
> six days left.
> 
> Jim 
> 
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> 
> Hi Jim
> 
> It renames your existing Windows folder to Windows.old or Windows.000 and
> creates a new Windows folder for the new system.
> But do yourself a favour and obtain an SSD drive. Combined with Win7 and
> indeed Win8 things will start to behave.
> 
> Forget the clients. They always want what they are familiar with.
> 
> /gustav
> 
> 
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Jim Lawrence
> Sendt: 24. januar 2013 21:00
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> Emne: [dba-Tech] Windows 8
> 
> Windows 8 to buy or not.
> 
> I have had a copy of the Beta version of Windows 8, running off a virtual
> drive, for a while and was wondering what to do next. So far none of my
> clients or friends have indicated the slightest interest in moving towards
> the OS, in fact quite the opposite.
> 
> Now I have been receiving a steady supply of emails from Microsoft saying
> there is still a chance to buy a $39.00 full Windows 8 Pro package before
> the January 31st deadline when the product goes up to it $249+ price.
> 
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/buy?ocid=CPRP_r_january13_na_body
> _1_1
> 
> It seem worthy of getting it as it also offers six months of free music
> downloads, to sweeten the deal.
> 
> The question I am having is how the install works...it calls it an update
> and appears that the package is so designed that it will over-right the
> current system(?) I would not mind just downloading the package and putting
> it on a DVD or portable hard drive for later use but I have no idea how this
> upgrade works. I have no interest in using up a computer just for a testbed
> at this point...a virtual drive would be acceptable though.
> 
> Years of working with upgrades have made me suspect of any product claims.
> Has anyone else done this process? What are the results? 
> 
> Jim 
> 
> 
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