Today is the last day to upgrade to Windows 8 at the $40 promotional price

If you have recently purchased a Windows Phone 8 device, you may like to bring the same experience of the Modern UI to your Windows PC with Windows 8. If you have decided to wait for the upgrade, you may want to reconsider as today is the last day that Microsoft will be offering Windows 8 at the discounted price.

Starting tomorrow a Windows 8 license will costs no less than $200, which means today is the last day you can purchase Windows 8 Pro for the promotional $40 price.

Windows 8 is a huge visual leap from Windows 7 and offers a new start screen similar to what Microsoft demonstrated in Windows Phone. For the first time since its inception the Start Menu is no more, and while users can still enable the feature using certain 3rd party apps, the new experience is worth experiencing.

Windows 8 also brings several performance improvements and enhancements, making it one of the fastest versions of Windows in recent history. So if you have an old Windows 7 laptop or computer you will be pleasantly surprised that the speed boost the new operating system has to offer.

Because of the success of Windows 7, it is likely that many users will wonder why they should bother upgrading to Windows 8 and Microsoft had two key motivators:

• A all time low upgrade price which was even lower for those who had recently purchased a Windows 7 PC
• A unified experience with Windows Phone 8

Well part of that promotion is now coming to an end and if you are interested in getting your hands on the Windows 8 upgrade we suggest you don’t delay. Head over to Microsoft’s Upgrade Assistant and see what’s required to upgrade your tablet or PC. The download is around 2GB in size and you can also opt to purchase the DVD if you prefer a physical copy.


source – Microsoft