Microsoft Windows 8 Reviews

Windows 8 expectations of sales companies

Sales of Windows 8 would not be as good as expected. Concerned, PC manufacturers and enterprises, however, recognize that for tablets, the new OS is more interesting Android.

Since the launch of Windows 8, the question that torments based on its success. For Microsoft, this release is one of the most strategic for decades.   It provides a break from the computer era to address the mobility adapting to tablets and smartphones. This shift, if unavoidable, makes observers skeptical about the success of the so-called giant of Redmond. Indeed, if the public will switch almost naturally, is the case of companies? Not sure.

PC manufacturers did they support Microsoft with their new product Windows 8?

Indeed, they are likely to be still in a XP environment. And with the announcement of the end of support for XP, planned for April 2014, to encourage them to switch to Windows 7 rather than the latest version. The economic crisis makes firms cautious or conservative, depending on the case, did not help matters. The unexpected departure of Steven Sinofsky, head of the Windows division, has been that maintaining this vision.

This analysis is supported by Paul Thurott. Without giving specific figures, he argues that sales of Windows 8 would be less flattering that Microsoft says. «Microsoft has not met with the success he had hoped,» said the expert, who said he had obtained information from a source who affirm that internally, the results would have been described as «disappointing». The main culprits, according Thurott would be just the PC manufacturers that have not well supported this release that accompanies the arrival of Microsoft in the sale of property. Their historical partner has become a new competitor. Moreover, HP, one of the closest partners of Microsoft drives the nail. Todd Bradley, head of Microsoft's PC division, believes that businesses have changed. «They are motivated by something other than the transition of operating systems. » What interests concerning «cost, consumption, efficiency. »

47% of companies have no opinion on Windows 8

 

A study by Forrester Research supports this thesis. Conducted among 653 business leaders and European American, it reveals the wisdom of professionals. They are already 47% have no opinion on the OS, because they have not studied. At the launch of Windows 7, they were only 27% were not interested in the new system. They are not necessarily a definitive judgment on Windows 8. They are reluctant to migrate their computer, they see a good eye OS for tablets. As they are asked which system they would opt for using these tools, Windows 8 is in second place with 20% of responses between iOS (Apple) that gets 26% and Android (Google) that shows 17% of scores.