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 * __Win 8 more reasons not to__**

The Windows 8 upgrade itself won't cost too much - if you currently have Windows 7, it will cost you just £24.99. But Microsoft aren't the only ones pinning their hopes on making a packet out of Windows 8 sales and you might find that Windows 8 will end up costing a lot more than you think.

There is no doubt that a new Windows version brings with it all kinds of upset and upheaval. When you install a new Windows version, there are always a slew of applications that you find will no longer work. If the application was free, this is not usually too much of a problem - you can usually download an updated version designed for your operating system.

Nevertheless, where commercial applications are concerned it is a very different story. If you find that an application you bought will no longer work on Windows 8, you will need to buy an updated version, which may cost £100s.

Added to that is the fact that Windows 8 contains the new touch screen interface, so many software developers will be telling you that you need to upgrade your applications to take advantage of these new features.

The fact that Windows 8 supports both traditional Intel based processors (supported by all older Windows versions) as well as ARM processors (never before supported by Windows) also makes upgrading tricky. If you go for a computer or tablet with an ARM chip to run Windows 8, you will find that none of your older software (designed to run on Intel chips) is going to work - so upgrades that are more expensive are required.

It is not just the software developers that are at it. Many people will need a hardware upgrade to install Windows 8 on their system, especially if you want a touch screen monitor to take full advantage of the new interface.