If you’re going to buy Windows 8, you should do it soon. The promotional price of $40 for Windows 8 Pro Upgrade will end on January 31, 2012. After that, the price will be $200. I had hoped Microsoft would keep the price for Windows 8 low; $200 is excessive, especially if Microsoft really wants people to upgrade. Most people hesitate before spending $200 on anything, but $40 is a no-brainer, and even if you end up going back to Windows 7, at that price you won’t feel like you’ve been cheated. The accountants at Microsoft clearly haven’t yet learned that lowering software prices solves a lot of problems, including piracy.