Comments on: Windows 8 Proving to be Less Popular than Vista

By: JD Kane

JD Kane — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 02:43:00 +0000

The girlfriend bought a laptop with Win8 installed for her father for Christmas. Of course, I find out about it after she had bought it, but I suggested to her that perhaps her father might freak out in trying to figure out 8′s UI.

She returned the laptop to where she bought it yesterday…

Needless to say, my prediction came to pass. Her father had a bit of a challenging time navigating 8′s Modern UI. One of his biggest frustrations, apparently, was simply turning the machine off. Too many steps to remember to do something that should be so simple, according to my girlfriend.

MS committed a major faux pas by trying to take too big an evolutionary step from a product that really has very few flaws insofar as the general public is concerned. People won’t want to change something that just plain works, and Win7 just plain works.

By: madmatTG

madmatTG — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:18:00 +0000

My room-mate and I were discussing 8 the other day and we both agree that even at $40 it’s of no value. If it were free it would hold no value for me.

By: e550mercedes

e550mercedes — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:35:00 +0000

For anyone hoping that Microsoft will turn around, this article is a good read:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerkay/2013/01/02/microsoft-is-fast-turning-into-a-sideshow/?partner=yahootix

By: Stetson

Stetson — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:08:00 +0000

I would guess that PC sales are likely to be individual purchases and only Laptops or mobile devices purchased as Christmas gifts… but they are likely new PCs.

I read a story the other day about people regretting choosing 8 at purchase though.

By: madmatTG

madmatTG — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:12:00 +0000

Surprised? Actually, I am surprised it’s on as many PCs as it is. I wonder how many of those are new PCs with the OS preinstalled.

By: Jamie Fletcher

Jamie Fletcher — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:12:00 +0000

How to turn those sales around… make the start screen and Modern UI optional. Problem Solved. No silly third-party tools.

Seriously Microsoft, take a slice of humble pie, swallow that pride, ditch your new-fancy UI, and provide what people want.

I’m stuck between face-palming, or banging my head against the keyboard, but hey, I can hazard a guess as to Microsoft’s next strategy; lock down OEM sales to Win8 only and stop releasing updates and security patches for Win7. Got to love progress.