Dominique wrote:
Blue écrivait :

"...winston‫" wrote:
Stef wrote:
Came across this little blurb. chuckle, chuckle

http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/28/54...8-1-with-bing-
experiment


What a joke as a marketing ploy. When half your customers don't like
the product, giving it away won't change that consensus. MS has
already reduced licensing frees with little or no tangible results.

MS is in denial. It needs to get its head out of the sand, and give
their desktop customers what they want: A true desktop, mouse and
keyboard version.

It would also be nice if it ran on users' current hardware and
a totally new system purchase wasn't necessary. But perhaps, I'm
dreaming, and asking too much. This IS Windows after all.

Stef



Not going to happen...the OEM's are in the driver seat..and want to
maintain margins by using current hardware.

The future market is smart devices, not desktop pcs.

For consumers, maybe. I doubt anyone that has to do heavy work with a
keyboard is going want to use their thumbs.


Look to the east to understand the who the target market is...it might
have been you and I yesterday...it won't be us ever again.

In the east they don't do spreadsheets, word processing, data base
building? No authors? Philosophers? Etc?


Adapt or realize later that what you continue to use (if Windows) will
cease to be supported on hardware and software.

Reality bites...



And all the businesses that use desktops and laptops? I suppose they
could put some ports on a smart phone and so you could hook up a
keyboard, mouse and monitor. How long do you think it will be before
"reality bites"?


FWIW you can certainly do spreadsheets, word processing, database, CAD,
music, videos, arts, etc. in Windows8, just install the programs you need
and use them; they will work the same as in Win7 and maybe Vista and XP.
BTW, it can be done with a desktop with mouse and keyboard.

I know.


You don't do anything usefull with an OS, you do that with specialized
applications.


I know. Read the rest of the thread.

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Blue