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I have three computers that I would like to upgrade to Windows 8, and I'm wondering if purchasing the Pro version once is enough for all of them.

Here is what I saw on the Microsoft site. I want to make sure that I understand it before buying.

The promotional price is limited to one upgrade per PC and a maximum limit of five upgrade licenses per customer.

From what I understand, I get five upgrade licenses, so I can upgrade up to five computers and cannot reuse any one of those licenses twice. Am I understanding this correctly?

Pops
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MimiEAM
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You need to purchase an upgrade for each PC that is eligible for an upgrade. You cannot use 1 upgrade on 3 PCs.

Example: If you have 3 PCs that are eligible for upgrade, and you have purchased an upgrade for each of them then you can upgrade them. If you have say 6 PCs eligible for upgrade, you can only purchase 5 upgrades at the special price, because the discounted upgrades are limited to 5 per customer. You will have to pay the regular price for each license over 5.

Moab
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Riaan
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You have to purchase separate license for each PC you upgrade:

The promotional price is limited to one upgrade per PC…

 
And you can upgrade a maximum of five PCs by promotional price:

…and a maximum limit of five upgrade licenses per customer.

If you need more upgrade licenses, you would have to buy them at the regular price.

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