Windows 8 Price? $39.99

Brandon LeBlanc for the Windows blog:

Starting at general availability, if your PC is running Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 you will qualify to download an upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for just $39.99 in 131 markets. And if you want, you can add Windows Media Center for free through the “add features” option within Windows 8 Pro after your upgrade.

Curious what Microsoft's motivation is to take a bath on one of its most profitable divisions – especially since it's Windows division is already losing money. I wonder what the drop in income will be for Q3/Q4 2012.