kain_kusanagi said:
Soleron said:
I think Microsoft stands to fall quite a lot, because they are no longer the only option for PC OEMs and trying to compete with them with Surface deters them from further supporting you.
MS can only be hurt via Windows and Office. If tablets become serious laptop replacements they stand to lose a lot there. |
Except for the fact that the only viable desktop/laptop replacement tablet is the Surface Pro or one of the other Windows 8 Pro Tabs coming out. iOS and Android are great for quick stuff on the go, but for serious computer you need a real computer with a full desktop OS and right now Apple and Google don't have anything as kick ass as Windows 8 on a tablet.
--Sent from a Windowsw 8 PC.
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It can kick more ass than Chuck Norris but it all comes down to the sales. Yes, I agree with you though.
MS needs to make sure that the "real computer" keeps it's head above water and in many ways that is why surface is what it is. A kind of hybrid.
A full blown Windows Desktop OS is far more profitable than it's Tablet OS, and when you are competing with a free open source tablet OS like Android it doesn't help.
I don't see the desktop going anywhere soon so MS revenue should be in a good place.
