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Corporate mudslinging should be a national sport, as corporate executives are fantastic at blaming others for their shortcomings rather than looking internally to find the fault behind their poor market performance.

On this edition of “it’s not my fault that my company didn’t do as well as expected,” Samsung is blaming Windows 8 for its poor performance in the PC market and the overall decline of the industry as a whole. Jun Dong-soo, who runs Samsung’s memory chip business, dropped the diss while addressing a report that the market would continue its remission going forward.

Dong-soo stated that the market failed to see a boost from Windows 8 and that Windows 8 is "no better than the previous Windows Vista platform” and also called Windows 8 a less competitive platform.

Not surprising, as Samsung has been investing heavily in its Galaxy and Note brands and promoting these devices at every stop which has given them brand equity in the tablet and smartphone markets. Imagine if Samsung gave the same attention to detail when it came to building its Windows 8 machines and marketed them with the same budget as the Galaxy and Note devices; maybe, just maybe, their luck might turn around in the PC market. 

Source: Korea Times via Engadget

Windows 8 just isn't going to happen in the Tablet/Phone market. PC it will sell a lot because people are forced to use it when they now buy a new PC.

How can Samsung promote its Windows devices with the same budget as the Galaxy devices when the profit margins of those said devices are much lower than the Galaxy devices? Maybe People just don't want Windows 8.

I think the problem with Windows 8 tablets is the price. At the current prices, most people would rather get an iPad.

lol, wasn't Microsoft blaming PC manufacturers a few months back for the lack of sales of Windows 8?

He's talking Windows 8 and PCs not Windows RT and tablets.

As far as PC sales goes, I believe he's right, Windows 8 has not stopped the slide in the industry and in fact, may hashen the decline of traditional PCs/laptops as it supports hybrid tablet-like devices.

I see a bright future for hybrid laptop/tablets but the prices are still too steep.