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December 23, 2012

19:16 • 4 months ago

Microsoft’s bad news? Windows 8 computers are selling slowly

Tags: es microsoft windows 8 laptops desktops microsoft windows numbers computers microsoft surface 43 • Permalink

13% the drop in sales of Windows computers between the last week of October and the first week in December, compared to sales from one year ago. This is a bad sign for Microsoft, which launched Windows 8 during that time frame, and one blamed on various factors, including the bold design changes in the OS and the rise of the mobile market, which could be slowing down demand for desktops. The Surface, which was only for sale in Microsoft stores during that period, was likely a non-factor. source

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It’s also glitchy as fuck after upgrades on a number of systems. NEED. PATCHES.
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The only thing that’s actually completely different is...start menu. Everything else is...
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Is this actually surprising to anyone?
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Windows 8 is shit.
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mhopeg said: I have to say, I find the Windows 8 interface to be kind of obnoxious. It’s way too busy for my personal taste, and would be the one that that would push me to paying more for a Mac if/when my current computer dies.
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Maybe if they changed...Baby Toy, Promise” adult buyers would
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CHROME OS
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notexactly said: I assume the rampant product placement on TV and commercials isn’t working for Microsoft.
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I was playing around with Windows 8 in Best Buy. It looks frustrating and unproductive. I hear you can only have one...
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Yeah, it pretty well blows. It’s like what they did with the 360, making you jump through a lot of hoops to do what used...
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got Windows 8 at first, I had...hard time figuring out what
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demos make it seem like they’re really hard...use. I played around with
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