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Re: Windows 8 is available for purchase now by octopus on Friday October 26, 2012 @09:37AM (#4702069)
I find this discouraging:

To install Windows 8 Pro, customers must be running Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. If you would like to upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8 Pro, click here.

What if I want to install Windows 8 in a VM ? Do I need to install an older version of Windows first ?

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Re: Windows 8 is available for purchase now by tiredoffps on Friday October 26, 2012 @10:16AM (#4702214)
After you download the upgrade assistant helper and Windows 8 Pro, there's an option to create a .ISO for a clean install.
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Re: Windows 8 is available for purchase now by kaitari on Friday October 26, 2012 @11:14AM (#4702482)
Which means you need an older Windows OS installed first, because Upgrade Assistant only runs on Windows, right?
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Re: Windows 8 is available for purchase now by bunderbunder on Friday October 26, 2012 @11:51AM (#4702727)
Yup. But what they're selling on their website is only an upgrade version. So it's a pretty reasonable restriction.
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Re: Windows 8 is available for purchase now by cabirum on Friday October 26, 2012 @09:53AM (#4702135)
You'll need System Builder edition for that.
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