August 09, 2014

Microsoft Scraps Windows 8

It’s official, Windows 8 is a write-off . Sales for the operating system have been poor and now it is even starting to lose market share to Windows 7. To Microsoft MSFT -0.07%’s credit it has bravely persisted addressing issue after issue. Most notable was the major Windows 8.1 Update 1 patch released in April which makes the OS a genuinely credible platform. Still it remains far from perfect and now Microsoft is prematurely pulling the plug.
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*Microsoft wants you to forget Windows 8
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2 comments:

  1. zapoperAugust 9, 2014 at 1:57 PM

    What will happen with windows 7 Is it going to be faded out the same way as 8?

    If this shit doesn't convince people to switch to Linux, I don't know what will.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 9, 2014 at 5:51 PM

    I think you have be tech oriented to use linux - i am not. i have looked into it and zorin looks ok but there are too many unknowns like how to connect to the internet, use a printer - (no need to address these issues - just me being neurotic)

    why doesnt ms just ask for an annual fee so users can keep the system they like, istead of havong to change.

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