Will any of you upgrade to Windows 8 when it's out next year?

[Darkmere]

The Beta is free from MSDN ... the only stipulation is you have up to 6 months after the final release to use it after that time they disable it on your computer unless you pay for a new Key

[achilleasgr]

I may decide to erase my Windows 7 and replace it with Windows 8; if my testings were good. But if not, I will stay with Windows 7.

Obviously, unless you need to go from 32bit Windows 7 to 64bit Windows 8 there is no need to erase anything, since Windows 8 is compatible with the Windows Vista - 7 drivers and software, you'll be able to safely update.

[Smith6612]

It's still a bit too early to say whether or not I will put down the money to get a copy of Windows 8 for a PC in my home. Sure, if I build a new machine I might either stick a copy of Windows 7 on it or I'd pay for Windows 8, but unless they change the OS a bit to not be so centered around Tablets and Touch Screens, the answer would probably be a no. I don't have a use for extra tablet functionality here, since we all use Keyboard and Mouse besides the occasional use of our iPod Touches (2nd Gens, no need for a newer generation with out use).

Sure, I'm a technically savvy person, and I love getting my hands on the greatest and newest things. I've currently got Windows 8 installed on a Virtual Machine which has been there since the Developer Preview was released, so I am checking it out as I go along. But still, probably won't get it unless it has something huge that Windows Vista or Windows 7 do not offer already. The same way I turned down Windows XP when Windows Vista came out, Vista offered many things I wanted that XP simply did not have, so I purchased a copy of Vista to run on a newly built gaming computer in 2007.

Time will tell to see what Microsoft decides to do.