First, Windows 8 or 8.1 arent that bad, they works pretty well with a dual screen setup. And like said Visual Studio 2013 works on Windows 7, dunno where you found that Windows 8 was in the minimum requirement.
First, Windows 8 or 8.1 arent that bad, they works pretty well with a dual screen setup. And like said Visual Studio 2013 works on Windows 7, dunno where you found that Windows 8 was in the minimum requirement.