Microsoft Reveals Windows 8 Pro Upgrade Promotion; $39.99 Online Or $69.99 In-Store

[JGM]

Windows 8 sucks hairy hippo balls!

Personally I don't want a "start page" when my machine boots up I want my desktop ffs! Not stupid UI that looks like it has been designed by a 4 year old in nursery.

I use my Start Menu a lot for launching games and various other things I never pin anything to the taskbar.

JGM.

JGM Reviewed by JGM on 3rd Jul 2012. Microsoft Reveals Windows 8 Pro Upgrade Promotion; $39.99 Online Or $69.99 In-Store With Apple?s OS X Lion retailing at a very reasonable $29.99 last summer, Microsoft has re-thought the pricing structure for its upcoming Windows 8 operating system. Hitherto, upgrading to the "Pro" variant of any Windows version has been a costly affair, but it will not be the case this time around for existing users. Of course, it?s not really just Apple?s OS X Lion, and the even-cheaper Mountain Lion that has got Microsoft to re-think its price point ? the Redmond company wants to Rating: 5

[Xerosis]

I believe you can disable the home screen and go straight to desktop upon launch. As for the start button, I myself use it all the time. Who in the hell pins CMD, and everything on the explorer bar. That's like shifting to the lame mac dock.

[Connor]

Pay $39.99 for an upgrade?

[examan345]

you know. MS did a survey and found out the start menu isnt even that widely used. more people tend to just pin their apps to the taskbar.

the start page is fine. but i bet you probably never found it.

Windows 8 = Win

I believe you can disable the home screen and go straight to desktop upon launch. As for the start button, I myself use it all the time. Who in the hell pins CMD, and everything on the explorer bar. That's like shifting to the lame mac dock.

pin all this on taskbar: