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hunter_alien on 06 March 2013
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thranx said:
hunter_alien said:

source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/06/samsung-windows-rt-ativ-tab-germany/

Samsung will stop sale of Windows RT tablets in Germany due to weak demand, according to reports

By Sharif Sakr posted Mar 6th, 2013 at 5:15 AM 80

 

We already know that Samsung was too timid (or maybe too sensible) to launch its Windows RT-based ATIV Tab hybrid in the US, but now it appears the manufacturer is having doubts about European demand too. Heise.de and our friends at MobileGeeks are reporting that Samsung will stop selling its ATIV Tab in Germany -- Europe's biggest economy -- and some other unspecified European countries after speaking to retailers about the level of interest they're seeing for Microsoft's stripped down OS. This European retreat is said to have been confirmed by Samsung execs at CeBIT in Hanover, and MobileGeeks editor Sascha Pallenberg told us that the Korean company simply "sees no market for RT in Germany and other European countries." We've asked Samsung for further clarification and we'll update this post as soon as we hear back. As things stand, the ATIV Tab is still listed for sale by Amazon.de priced at 605 euros.

 

 

Opinion: no matter how we are putting it, the Windows 8 tablet revolution seems unlikely every day, and no 1000$ model will save it. I know that we have plenty of vocal supporters on this site, but this is looking more like the Nokia domination (aka not happening).

But what do you think about the issue, and what could MS do to get at least some attention towards their tablets?


windows 8 rt does not equal windows 8

 

People dont want a stripped down version of a great os.

 

Windows 8 tablets will naturally take the place of other tablets as they are actually capable of doing everything a windows 8 pc and laptop can do. I am not worried at all. No matter how much pepople try to down play windows 8 using windows 8 rt.

 

Edit: I wasnt that old for the first round of OS wars, but windows will win this one like they did the first.  iOS is too closed, and wont be on enough different hardware since only apple makes the hardware. Linux (android) is too open, it will fracture their market as hardware makers tailor it to their own needs too much. Windows will win out on being a good blance of both. Thats the way I see it playing it out, and thats what I have seen happening with Apple already falling to Android, and talks of Samsung using their massive marketshare to force google to let them do what ever they want with the android os or making their own os.

 

That is exactly what I meant with my 1000$ comment.

The general consumer wont know the dufference, and the market has changed a lot sincse the first OS war. MS is starting to become the copycat and not the innovator. The market changes way to fast for them to even have time to react. They will always have a presence, but just like with gaming, tablets, phones... they will allways be #2 behind their rivals (or in some cases #3, 4, 5...).



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