Is windows still the cashcow it used to be?

[justinian]

Darth Tigris said:

justinian said:
Some analyst believe that to compete Windows will eventually be given to the manufacturers for free. As it stands they are now supplying Lenovo with the software for a ridiculous low price with others to follow. This will obviously eat into their revenue.

Google on the other hand is not standing still with Chromebooks going from nothing in 2012 to 21% of all laptops sold in the US in 2013. I don't believe the essence of the chromebook will allow it to follow the path of the netbook. MS is worried enough about this to start a silly, childish campaign against it.

But for the here and now Windows will do fine.

No, dude.  Just ... no.  Stop spreading factually incorrect statements like that to prove a biased point.  It's a bad look.

I simply stated something that was published on many technical websites in December 2013. I do not have access to the gathered sales information to prove if it is right or wrong. How is this my fault? Even that link states this is the case. For example:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2428789,00

http://www.dailytech.com/Chromebooks+Capture+21+Percent+of+2013+US+Notebook+Sales/article33985.htm.asp

http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/12/29/chromebook-sales-surge-in-2013-to-21-of-all-notebook-sales/

 

Funny enough your link supports my point so many thanks, the percentage may be debatable but what I said still stands.

Extraction from YOUR link:

Still, Chromebooks could develop into yet another threat for Microsoft, which is facing trouble on multiple fronts, including -- as the progress of Chrome OS shows -- desertions by its most stalwart partners.