Four months in, Windows 8 needs help

After four months of tepid Windows 8 PC sales, maybe it's time for Microsoft to make a few changes.

During a conversation I had this week with IDC analyst Bob O'Donnell, he volunteered the following statement, which sounded strangely like my experience.

There were certain decisions that Microsoft made that were in retrospect flawed. Notably not allowing people to boot into desktop mode and taking away the start button. Those two things have come up consistently. We've done some research and people miss that.


And there are a lot of people that as soon as they boot into Windows 8, they go to desktop mode and do most their work there and occasionally back to Metro. But the point being they're much more comfortable with desktop mode.

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[labeeman]

That is if RT survives.

Nvidia CEO says Windows RT is disappointing | Business Tech - CNET News

 

[chrisa]

That is if RT survives.

Nvidia CEO says Windows RT is disappointing | Business Tech - CNET News

I definately agree it won't survive in its current form factor. 10" pure tablets are sooo 2010. Pure tablets have moved on and downsized to 7". Even Apple is slashing expected Original iPad sales.

 

[SIW2]

Isn't the USP supposed to be the desktop ( sort of ) where you can run Office ( sort of ).

How will that fare on a 7 in.

 

[whs]

It works on a 7" too. I have a nice Android Office Suite on my 7" and that is quite useable - provided you have a BT keyboard. And I also use the keypad that's on that Motorola keyboard. Else you can also use a mouse.