{"id":34149,"date":"2012-07-05T18:24:32","date_gmt":"2012-07-05T18:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=34149"},"modified":"2012-07-06T16:39:51","modified_gmt":"2012-07-06T16:39:51","slug":"how-you-can-get-windows-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/how-you-can-get-windows-8\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Need to Know About Windows 8 Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/win8down.jpg\" alt=\"windows 8 upgrade \" title=\"windows 8 upgrade \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-34161\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By The Pit Crew<\/p>\n<h2>Here is what you need to know about Windows 8 upgrades.<\/h2>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<h3>When Will Windows 8 Be Available?<\/h3>\n<p>Speculation on a launch date abounds&#8230;however, most stories point to October 2012.<\/p>\n<h3>Windows 8 Upgrade 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