disolitude said:
Slimebeast said:
JayWood2010 said:
Slimebeast said:
JayWood2010 said:
Slimebeast said:
Comments from a very select few who don't reflect the mass market.
selnor, you are trying your best at hyping this device but 6 months from now no one here on VGC will be talking about it because it's declared dead by then with less than 5% marketshare.
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Windows 8 tablets in general will be huge. Do you realize that 85% of the market for computers is 85% windows? They are expecting 400 million Windows 8 computers to be sold next year so Windows 8 will be very recognized on tablets, phones, and computers. In fact I bet you are using a Windows product right now?
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Microsoft has been selling hundreds of millions of operating systems every year since the freaking 80's so even an ape knows they will do so in 2013 as well. But did that make the original Xbox successful, or Zune successful or Windows Phone successful?
Yes of course I am using Windows since I am forced to since that's the only option if you want PC gaming.
But what happens when people have the choice to choose something else than Microsoft? They choose something else.
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You are wrong on multiple accounts.
1. XBOX, Zune, and Windows phones are not using windows. Windows 8 phones will have a little more in common with Windows 8 so this should help Windows phones because then it will be a recognizable product.
2. Ever heard of MAC and Linux? People already have alternate choices. They just don't do it as well as Windows. As long as Windows has Microsoft Office and the name Microsoft Windows then it will always be the market leader unless something completely revolutionary comes out. Windows has been around far too long to just fall off the market. And if anybody makes something revolutionary in th OS market, my bet would be on Microsoft.
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But the average consumer doesn't even know that those devices aren't really Windows. And what good would it be if they knew? Most customers would not buy a Windows product if there existed an alternative.
Have you seen any link to an analyst predicting success for Microsoft OS on tablets? if so please provide me with one.
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Microsoft now has the same OS running on tablets, laptops, desktops, hybrids... Tablet sales alone don't matter. In sheer size and volume, there is NOTHING out there that will be able compete with all Windows 8 devices. I expect by end of 2013 Windows 8 to have the largest userbase out of any platform out there...
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Misrosoft always sells 2, 3 or 400 million copies of its OS for PCs each year and has always had "the largest userbase out of any platform". That's nothing new.
The question is if they can compete with Apple and the Android guys on tablets and phones.
Do you realise that Apple and Samsung now are more than twice as big as MS when it comes to revenue?
