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Windows 8 (MSFT) is being adopted at a slower rate than the much-maligned Vista, and a much...
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Thursday, December 27, 2012, 12:07 PM ETWindows 8 (MSFT) is being adopted at a slower rate than the much-maligned Vista, and a much slower rate than Windows 7, according to usage data from Net Applications. As of Dec. 22, Win. 8 was used on an estimated 1.6% of all Windows PCs. This compares with 2.2% for Vista at a similar point in its release history, and 6%+ for Win. 7. Consumer PC demand remains tepid, and many enterprises have made it clear they have no interest in upgrading to Win. 8, at least for now.
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Tablets will continue to cannibalize PC/laptops simply because not many people need more then a consumption device.
Windows Vista came out when XP was already severely "long in the tooth". Other than XP SP2 (which itself was pretty much a new operating system), it had been far too many years between major releases.. so the adoption of the new software plus the PC refresh cycle with new PCs running Vista was much greater than that of Windows 8.
The need for a new OS when Vista came out was far greater than the "need" for something better than Windows 7 that supports a new "touch-first" user interface.
Whether or not Windows 8 is a "success" will not be determined by how many devices are sold so early in the cycle (or un-informed "analysts" on "the street" who don't really want to look past their iPads); but by the impact it has on users and their choice of device going forward - even beyond Windows 8.
Disclaimer: I work for and am long MSFT. Yeah, I'm a fan. :)
Oh.. and it actually runs in LESS memory than Windows 7.
is obnoxious and annoying.
why would anybody pay for that?
If you don't like the live tiles, you can switch to desktop mood or app mood.
Win8 needs a bit learning curve but it's truly a brilliant OS.
I experienced win8, which uses much less resources than XP with my old dell 2005 desktop pc.
Jeeze give them another quarter.
the impact of an operating system can't be felt until the applications which the new system allow have been developed, ie applications which utilise live tiles. Once more developers start to experiment and utilise the improvements that windows 8 allows, more adoption will be seen. Bottom line, win8 is a better desktop experience, and the "metro" UI, integration across devices including the xbox, and other win8 features like live tiles allow programmers to do things that they couldn't before. This stuff will happen, its just a matter of time.
I don't think that it's fair to expect Windows 8 to be adopted at the same rate as Win 7, or even Vista, as it's a totally different beast, targeting mobile devices, touch screens, and not so much desktop and especially enterprise desktops.
I think Microsoft understood that it was a pretty quick release after Windows 7, so in many cases they offered some upgrade deals, for example I was able to upgrade this machine for a $15, due to a promotion they are running.
If adoption rate really does become an issue for them, I would expect to see them release more promotions.