If you purchase an upgrade to Windows 8 from your current operating system, it will cost you $39.99. If you upgrade, you get the ‘Pro’ version of Windows 8. With that build you also get something else. Microsoft, elucidate: “And if you want, you can add Windows Media Center for free through the “add features” option within Windows 8 Pro after your upgrade.” Yep, you get Media Center, if you want, with Windows 8 Pro. But what if you have a different version of the software, say the basic ‘Windows 8′ build? Read the full story at The Next Web.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.