[Comp] Purchase a New HP Computer With a $15 Windows 8 Upgrade and receive $15 (U.S.) rebate

[idiotcanuck]

For those that have, or are, purchasing a new HP Windows 7 Desktop or Laptop, HP has a rebate program for North America to cover the $15 that Microsoft is charging for the Windows 8 upgrade. Online or mail submissions.

https://h41201.www4.hp.com/AdLanding/ca/en/7305/

Purchase between
August 17, 2012 and February 2, 2013

Online Submission period
October 26, 2012 to March 31, 2013

[idiotcanuck]

bump

[zadereous]

lol OP is promoting his website?

[GtG]

i wouldnt take windows 8 even if it was free

[cheapbastage]

i wouldnt take windows 8 even if it was free

Have you even used it? I have a feeling this is gonna be like all the people that said "Vista sucks" when they never even used it. The desktop portion is a vast improvement.

[IDStorms]

lol OP is promoting his website?

Better not be doing that... Against RFD rules!

[BinaryJay]

i wouldnt take windows 8 even if it was free

I have the consumer preview installed on a virtual machine right now and so far I can't stand using metro on the desktop. It's even worse than Ubuntu's move to unity for me. I have to say that although it isn't for me, it would be great for people who aren't very PC savvy and use their PCs mostly for content consumption but as a productivity desktop yuck.

I'm still going to buy the $40 upgrade because I can't afford to ignore it as a developer, but I also expect a pretty quick turnaround for SP1 that will probably include some metro banishing features.

[idiotcanuck]

lol OP is promoting his website?

Nope. I can see how you might think that, but that is just where I found the info. Try a search yourself. I just want people to get their *#$%*# $15 back after MS screws them out of it for something they should be giving away for free.

[Keigotw]

Damn, I bought HP notebook Aug. 10
missed by 7 days

[zadereous]

Nope. I can see how you might think that, but that is just where I found the info. Try a search yourself. I just want people to get their *#$%*# $15 back after MS screws them out of it for something they should be giving away for free.

Haha I'm kidding, obviously you don't own HP. Anyways, I took advantage, thanks.

[mikka1989]

isn't windows 8 for touchscreens?

[idiotcanuck]

Haha I'm kidding, obviously you don't own HP. Anyways, I took advantage, thanks.

You had me going. Around here Promoter is a worse word than C..k S....r