It's worth pointing out that it doesn't leave people with a free migration path, but it is absolutely easy. Windows 7 and 8 both support "anytime upgrade" funct

It's worth pointing out that it doesn't leave people with a free migration path, but it is absolutely easy. Windows 7 and 8 both support "anytime upgrade" functionality, where you can pretty trivially upgrade from Home/Home Premium to a higher-level edition of Windows without needing to reinstall anything or move data--just as long as you pay for the more expensive edition.