{"id":46459,"date":"2012-10-25T17:17:27","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T15:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=46459"},"modified":"2012-10-25T17:19:46","modified_gmt":"2012-10-25T15:19:46","slug":"windows-8-pro-groupon-special-price-extended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/46459-windows-8-pro-groupon-special-price-extended","title":{"rendered":"Windows 8 Pro Groupon special price extended"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Groupon South Africa will continue to offer the full Windows 8 Pro retail version for R599 until the end of October 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The daily deal website offered a pre-launch deal of Windows 8 Pro this morning (25 October 2012) at R599, claiming a 70% discount over the normal retail price of Microsoft\u2019s latest operating system.<\/p>\n<p>However, this deal ran out of stock today, Groupon said, and they\u2019ve removed the deal and countdown clock from the site.<\/p>\n<p>The Windows 8 Pro deal for R599 will be available again from tomorrow until the end of the month, Groupon said, this time with unlimited stock.<\/p>\n<p>Groupon previously said that this was the full retail version of Windows 8 Pro that doesn\u2019t need users to have a Windows 7, Vista, or XP license.<\/p>\n<p>Upgrade editions of Windows 8 Pro that require users to have a previous version of Windows will be available from Incredible Connection for R699.95.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft said that they will also be offering download-only options of the upgrade for roughly half the price of the physical retail version with DVD ($39.99, or about R350).<\/p>\n<p>Those that have bought a new PC with Windows 7 between 2 June 2012 and 31 January 2012 can also register for Microsoft\u2019s special upgrade offer for $14.99.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63110\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63110\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63110\" 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