{"id":62978,"date":"2012-10-24T14:00:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=62978"},"modified":"2012-10-25T08:52:05","modified_gmt":"2012-10-25T06:52:05","slug":"windows-8-pro-special-pricing-in-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/62978-windows-8-pro-special-pricing-in-sa.html","title":{"rendered":"Windows 8 Pro special pricing in SA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft<\/a> will launch its new Windows<\/a> 8 operating system on 26 October 2012, and local consumers will get a chance to pick up a copy at up to 70% off the recommended retail price through a Groupon<\/a> deal.<\/p>\n

Groupon South Africa announced that it will offer the long-awaited Windows 8 Pro Microsoft software to consumers on 25 October at up to 70% off the recommended retail price of R2,000.<\/p>\n

This means that South African consumers will be able to purchase a copy of Windows 8 Pro from Groupon for around R600. It is understood that the pricing may differ slightly based on the currency exchange rate at the time of the promotion (ZAR and USD).<\/p>\n

According to the company, the Windows 8 Pro Groupon deal will go live at 00:00 on 25 October, and there should not be any limit on the number of copies available at the promotional price.<\/p>\n

Groupon SA confirmed that\u00a0The Windows 8 Pro deal is the full package that gets delivered in a box to the customers address.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe at Groupon are very proud to offer this top of the line brand and product to our customers. Working together with such a strong and respectable company is testament to the success of daily deals,\u201d said Daniel Guasco<\/a>, CEO of Groupon South Africa.<\/p>\n

Computer retailer Incredible Connection<\/a> recently said that it will sell the Windows 8 Pro upgrade at a launch price of R699.95.<\/p>\n

Incredible Connection said that it will not stock stand-alone editions of the latest edition of the Microsoft Windows operating system.<\/p>\n

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