Why is no one talking about the very recent failures from Microsoft? PC market hurting and a 5% stock drop

[DanneSandin]

hasonap said:

DanneSandin said:

How come this isn't a bigger topic? MS has clearly failed with Windows 8, and as a consequences the PC market is hurting and MS's stock dropped 5% - yet, this isn't being discussed here? Or is this old news and I just haven't seen it?

I've also tried to see if this is news on a few other site, mostly News sites (such as the Sun, the Times, the NY Times) but it's barely being reported.

The only news I found about this is these two articles: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/250889/pc-shipments-on-record-decline-in-q1-2013/

And from a Swedish newspaper: http://www.svd.se/naringsliv/branscher/teknik-och-telekom/nya-windows-bakom-rekordras-for-datorer_8073350.svd This is a translation from a part of the story (using Google Translate, and NOT correcting the translation myself): 

Sales of PCs fell by 14 percent during the first three months, the biggest drop as IDC recorded since records began in 1994. According to the company, Microsoft has failed miserably with its new version of Windows. Microsoft shares plummeting nearly 5 percent on Thursday.

So, is this old news and I haven't been paying attention, or isn't it interesting, or does no one care? It's weird though, people seem very fast to criticize Sony for selling their HQ's and Nintendo for... well, everything Nintendo does apparently dooms them ;)

Wow don't tell me you cited SvD? Please don't, that report is missing to point out a hundred things. Read the full report and then read his comments on SvD and tell me you don't feel like he is just pointing out on thing(Win8 fails on everything)? It's even stated in the comments section on Swedish which I am sure you can read since your Swedish I suppose

As for the Windows it has not been the backbone in Microsoft for a long time now, Office took over that spot and the services part is taking it over too.

Microsoft isn't doomed if Windows fails instead Microsoft is doomed if every single product segement starts to fail then they are doomed. Can you really compare MS's 5-6b$ every quarter with Nintendos and sonys losses and black numbers? Of course not

Besides two factors play a big role in this report firstly Pcs are so strong performance wise righ now that if you bought a laptop back 2012 for lets say 800$ it is still running strong for you, why should you go and buy a new PC then? I used to swap laptop every years in 2003-2009 but ever since 2010 I still have my Probook sitting here and itz been 3 years now, fully working with Win8 and Win7 in dual boot

Secondly the PC market is bound to decline because of the smartphones and tablets

Who's calling doom? The option in the poll is just there for the lulz.

I was mostly curious why this wasn't reported or discussed at greater length here, but there is apparently a thread about this, so... yeah...

And besides, SVD is way better than expressen and aftonbladet, and is superior to DN when it comes to science news (although I rather prefer DN over all).