fiestakidda
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Evening All,
I did have one of these codes which was e-mailed to me but then passed it too a friend and have since decided that I would like to go to Windows 8.
By any chance does anyone have an upgrade key they would like to pass on so I can get Windows 8 for 14.99
[Edited on 26-02-2013 by fiestakidda]
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LeeM
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u2u'd it you
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fiestakidda
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Should i do it? is windows 8 worth it?
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LeeM
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not used it much myself, but in my brief experience i prefer 7 but im an osx user anyway so im biased. let me know if you dont use the code so osmeone else can have it
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Bart
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Yes.
Use it at home as main OS.
Sadly installed a traditional start menu, although I got used to the metro, it just seemed a great big huge waste of space for for what could done via a start menu.
I don't have a touchscreen monitor so it made sense to install the start menu 
[Edited on 26-02-2013 by Bart]
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willay
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No, stay on 7 if you can
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fiestakidda
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took the plunge and upgraded to 8, so far i'm enjoying it, nice to have things pinned and just quick click and it opens
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A2H GO
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Using W8 as my main OS, love the startup/shut down times but never use it in Metro, just looks a mess, desktop mode all the way for me.
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pow
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Just press start and type what you want, using the mail and calendar metro apps though
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VrsTurbo
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Use 8 on my mac and upgrading around 100 servers to 2012 at the moment. Fun times
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DaveyLC
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Windows 8 (well the metro interface part) is much more suited to touch screen hardware. On a traditional non-touchscreen PC it takes a bit of getting used to!
As pow says the search facility is brilliant! And once you realise that you drag apps to the bottom of the screen to close them you're sorted 
The Microsoft surface is also LOOOOVVELLLYY and I'm hankering after a pro when they release them in the UK 
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by Bart
Yes.
Use it at home as main OS.
Sadly installed a traditional start menu, although I got used to the metro, it just seemed a great big huge waste of space for for what could done via a start menu.
I don't have a touchscreen monitor so it made sense to install the start menu
[Edited on 26-02-2013 by Bart]
That was already on its way out in windows 7.. Hence the introduction of task-bar pinning
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Daniel_Corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
No, stay on 7 if you can
Horrid OS
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John
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Its basically 7 anyway. Just hit desktop when it boots.
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kz
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
The Microsoft surface is also LOOOOVVELLLYY and I'm hankering after a pro when they release them in the UK
when
when
when
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pow
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
Windows 8 (well the metro interface part) is much more suited to touch screen hardware. On a traditional non-touchscreen PC it takes a bit of getting used to!
As pow says the search facility is brilliant! And once you realise that you drag apps to the bottom of the screen to close them you're sorted
The Microsoft surface is also LOOOOVVELLLYY and I'm hankering after a pro when they release them in the UK
You speak the most sense in this thread 
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chris_uk
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Stay on 7
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Scotty_B
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Upgraded from XP, best thing I ever installed, only £25 aswell. Well it was don't know if it still is.
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Reecemac
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Just seen today is the last day to get it for £14.99 any one got a Win 7 key I can use to get the offer? My laptop is osx and server is whs 2011 just ordered my gaming pc parts and need a new os and for £14.99 I might actually pay.
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