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Darth Tigris on 23 January 2014
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justinian said:
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.

There is nothing debatable about the percentage.  The way you put it is factually wrong.  I provided a link where the author of the oft misquoted statement slammed news outlets for not reading fully and accurately reflecting what he reported.  Still defending that is an even worse look.  You should just be mature about it, apologize for spreading incorrect information and move on.

That extraction is still speculation.  That's what the world 'could' denotes.  Plus I'd still like to know exactly what stalwart partners of Microsoft are deserting them...