Microsoft has unveiled the pricing for Windows 8, with details landing on retailers' websites today.
According to Amazon.com, a boxed upgrade to Windows 8 Pro will be $199.99 - but that's been discounted to $69.99, and £49.99 in the UK, until the end of January.
Microsoft previously revealed that a digital download version will also be available on 26 October for $49.99 and £25 in the UK. If you've bought a PC running Windows 7 or a boxed copy of the software since June, you'll be able to upgrade for £14.99.
Microsoft also unveiled a Windows 8 Pro Pack for $69.99 that upgrades the standard version of the OS to Pro, and includes Media Centre and DVD playback codecs.
There won't be a full retail version of the OS; anyone wishing to purchase that will have to buy the OEM edition, which is $99 for Windows 8 and $139 for Windows 8 Pro.
To see how Windows and Mac OS X pricing compares over the past decade, pick up this month's issue of PC Pro, on sale now.
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