As above. Just checking on the PB tech website and pricespy. It appears that lots of shops are selling boxed version of Win 8.1 for cheaper than what you can download it for directly from Microsoft. And surely those shops are still making a profit on it as well.

What about getting a student version - Im not a student myself, but can get a mate to get it for me. Is this frowned on or does everyone think that any method that is not via torrenting ect is ok?

Maybe someone has some corporate licences that they don't need and can sell me one????