purchase windows 8 for app development

Question

i work on WPF/.NET. i want to start work on metro style app development for Windows 8.  for that i am ready to purchase windows 8. i want to know how much it will cost me and what all licence/tool i need to purchase.

Sorry if i am posting it in a wrong forum please redirect it to appropriate one. 

Answer 1

For tools, you can use the free Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8:

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/visual-studio-express-for-windows-8

There are multiple ways to acquire Windows 8, here is just one of many:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/download-shop

Answer 2

Thanks hays!!

i know VS2012 is free. my doubt is do i need to pay for anything else(like : developer account, or some other license) except windows 8. And which package(pro/standered) of windows 8 is best suited for a developer so i need not to pay separately.

Regards,
Kamlendra

Answer 3

Windows Store app development can be done on either Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro. I believe you need Windows 8 Pro if you want to write Windows Phone 8 apps.

You will need a Windows Store account to deploy your apps through the store, though you don't need it just to try out development.

--Rob