Review by NoBS

My wife needed new software and my mom had just purchased a new computer with Windows 8 home, so I decided to get this to assist my mother, who is sharp, but not computer savvy. I have owned XP, Vista and have Win 7 on my other computers. Change is inevitable, so I got the Windows 8 Pro Upgrade. After hours of upgrading, including 8.1 and having to fuss with drivers for some of my other devices that are not updated for Win 8, I got everything running. It is now set up to resemble a reasonable facsimile of Win 7, so my wife did not have to go through the learning curve I did, and I can stay somewhat current with the new apps/icons/idiot pictures of Win 8. There are some annoying things about the new software that I don’t like, but I am certain there are some things that make browsing and such faster. In the end, I feel the platform is less about technology and more about filling the coffers of Microsoft. At the end of the day, since the costs are about the same, you are probably better off getting this and setting it up with the free 8.1 download and modifying it for classic mode (Win7/Vista/XP), if that style is what you like. If you already have Win7, covet it and only let Microsoft pry it from your cold dead hands. :-)