Pricing during the promotion period has some uniqueness with MSFT currently selling upgrades at a price and retailers selling the
same upgrades and OEM System Builders versions at another.
Microsoft offerings are downloads with an extra cost for a DVD but not a boxed version.
Boxed versions by retailers with a DVD are priced differently (though during the promotion period are being discounted)

Of note:
Retail versions are no longer available for Win8.
Upgrades and OEM System Builder versions are only available
System Builder OEM versions replace the retail versions.
Upgrade boxed versions contain 32 and 64bit but only one license.
System Builder versions are sold as 32 bit **or** 64 bit (i.e. not both) - consistent with OEM versions marketed for Windows 7.
Prices will increase once the promotion period ends on Jan 31, 2013.





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"JTJersey" wrote in message ...

Why does the Windows 8 OEM version cost MORE than the Windows 8 Pro
Upgrade? Currently at $59.99 at Tiger Direct with OEM pricing at
$79.99? New Egg is similar. OEM has always been cheaper for system
builders, but now it seems to be reversed. Looking around I see
different product numbers for what appear to be the same version. For
example: Microsoft 3UR-00001 Windows 8 Pro, Microsoft 5VR-00001 Windows
8 Pro, both priced at $59.99 at Tiger Direct. With Windows 8RT floating
around I don't want to buy into the wrong thing.
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