Which Windows 8 to buy? I'm confused?

Question

Microsoft

There was a Windows 8 Release Preview, the other day its action ended, in connection with this I decided to buy a licensed Windows 8. It turned out to be a difficult task. you can’t just take and buy Windows 8: the market offers some kind of installation kits, usage rights, get genuin kit, and the like is incomprehensible. I don't understand them at all! I did not expect at all that having decided to buy an OS, I would encounter such problems.
I just need an operating system for my home PC. As I expect: there should be a DVD in the box, I will insert it and install the OS. What should you buy?

Answer 1

I bought Win7 for assemblers and upgraded online to Win8Pro.

Answer 2

not for the sake of holivar, but for humor:

Answer 3

Download the updater from here and upgrade at a discounted price (until January 31). Payment by bank card.
Just keep in mind that without crutches, you can only upgrade RP to the final one “cleanly” - all programs will be demolished. If you want to leave it is necessary to shamanize. But something didn’t work out for me and they were still erased.

Answer 4

windows.microsoft.com/ru-RU/windows/buy?ocid=GA8_O_WOL_Hero_ShopHP_FPP_Null
Works even with pirated versions and RP (as far as I know).

Answer 5

There is no full boxed version yet. So far, you can only buy a box of Windows 7 and an upgrade version of Windows 8.

Answer 6

Not advertising:
Windows 8
has not very intelligible filters: link words are what they are, you can choose a box, license, etc.
ps. I would never have thought that I would give a link to the softkey, tk. when using, I did not like the purchase procedure, but let justice prevail)

Answer 7

Tell! And if I buy this Vista for a thousand, I can upgrade from it, right? :)
www.softkey.ru/catalog/program.php?ID=26639#buy

Answer 8

retail - what goes on sale, usually in a box, bought, installed, activated, profit.
oem - something that you can buy, but under the terms of the license, you must assemble the PC yourself, you can sell it already with this oem,
I'm not sure if a private person / non-PC assembler can buy it.
Well, think about the versions yourself.
Yes, usually you can’t put a release on RC / Preview, you have to put it clean, but you can upgrade from win7, although I am against such a procedure, because “why do I need old glitches?”