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zhao3gold on 15 March 2013

Why do people hate Windows 8 UI? I really love it and love it since day one. I am so happy with those live tiles showing on the screen.



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Squint_Eastwood on 15 March 2013
zhao3gold said:
Why do people hate Windows 8 UI? I really love it and love it since day one. I am so happy with those live tiles showing on the screen.


I think its a case of different horses for different courses. Im glad they were bold enough to spice up the Windows 8 unlike IOS and Android which are happy enough with below the bonnet tweaks. 



zumnupy10 on 15 March 2013

It's really a shame that Surface Pro is not doing well. It's the best tablet out there IMO.

It's the one I would buy, if it did not cost both my livers in my country.



NiKKoM on 15 March 2013
zumnupy10 said:
It's really a shame that Surface Pro is not doing well. It's the best tablet out there IMO.

It's the one I would buy, if it did not cost both my livers in my country.


O_O you have two livers?



 

Face the future.. Gamecenter ID: nikkom_nl (oh no he didn't!!) 

TheJimbo1234 on 15 March 2013

Oh what a surprise.
People bought the shitty product due to its label rather than the one which is cheaper, more powerful, and more practical.
I hate this planet......



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zumnupy10 on 15 March 2013
NiKKoM said:
zumnupy10 said:
It's really a shame that Surface Pro is not doing well. It's the best tablet out there IMO.

It's the one I would buy, if it did not cost both my livers in my country.


O_O you have two livers?


The other is from my next incarnation. It's a joke around here.



LemonSlice on 15 March 2013
zhao3gold said:
Why do people hate Windows 8 UI? I really love it and love it since day one. I am so happy with those live tiles showing on the screen.

I think the worst thing about W8 is that it is being forced upon people without giving them a choice, with MS phasing out the still very desirable W7 from distribution in favor of an OS that not many people want, and many are unhappy with. Hence the beckslash.



dsgrue3 on 15 March 2013
kowenicki said:
Who cares really?

Windows 8 tablets generic is what really matters. I'd like to see that number by the end of 2013 and 2014.

I suspect that eventually this will be like saying Android is a flop because Google don't sell many phones.

 

"IDC said tablets running Microsoft's Windows 8 platform would grow their market share to 7.4 percent in 2017 from 1 percent last year.

Tablets running the Windows RT operating system, which is not compatible with older software that runs on Windows, will see their market share stay below 3 percent through 2017, IDC said."

 

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-03-12/business/chi-androids-seen-overtaking-ipad-in-tablet-market-this-year-20130312_1_windows-rt-google-s-nexus-tablets



dsgrue3 on 15 March 2013
kowenicki said:
dsgrue3 said:
kowenicki said:
Who cares really?

Windows 8 tablets generic is what really matters. I'd like to see that number by the end of 2013 and 2014.

I suspect that eventually this will be like saying Android is a flop because Google don't sell many phones.

 

"IDC said tablets running Microsoft's Windows 8 platform would grow their market share to 7.4 percent in 2017 from 1 percent last year.

Tablets running the Windows RT operating system, which is not compatible with older software that runs on Windows, will see their market share stay below 3 percent through 2017, IDC said."

 

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-03-12/business/chi-androids-seen-overtaking-ipad-in-tablet-market-this-year-20130312_1_windows-rt-google-s-nexus-tablets

A seven fold increase in market share in 1 year is a good start. Only problem is... IDC are idiots... lol

By 2017. Was IDC the group that said PS3 had outshipped 360? If so, I agree.



WereKitten on 15 March 2013
dsgrue3 said:
kowenicki said:
dsgrue3 said:
 

 

"IDC said tablets running Microsoft's Windows 8 platform would grow their market share to 7.4 percent in 2017 from 1 percent last year.

Tablets running the Windows RT operating system, which is not compatible with older software that runs on Windows, will see their market share stay below 3 percent through 2017, IDC said."

 

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-03-12/business/chi-androids-seen-overtaking-ipad-in-tablet-market-this-year-20130312_1_windows-rt-google-s-nexus-tablets

A seven fold increase in market share in 1 year is a good start. Only problem is... IDC are idiots... lol

By 2017. Was IDC the group that said PS3 had outshipped 360? If so, I agree.

They must have attended the Disco Stu School of Great Market Trends Extrapolations.

Seriously, Windows 8 tablets in 2017?



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