Its hilarious how everyone is predicting Windows 8/Windows Phone to fail..

[MeachTheMonster]

If they can make a phone that really runs windows 8 smoothly at a reasonable price, that could be a game changer. Lets be real ios and android are cool but having a real computer in your pocket at all times

 

[acri1]

Microsoft's Windows 8 looking like a dog

By Patrick Seitz

Posted 03/01/2013 04:40 PM ET

While Apple (AAPL) names its computer operating systems after cats, Microsoft 's (MSFT) latest, Windows 8, is looking like a dog.

The percentage of PCs in use worldwide running Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system inched up to 2.7% in February, from 2.3% in January, according to Net Applications. Microsoft launched Windows 8 with a massive advertising campaign on Oct. 26.

Now four months after its launch, Windows 8 barely beats Apple's Mac OS X 10.8 operating system, called Mountain Lion, which had 2.6% usage market share in February.

By comparison, its predecessor, Windows 7, had 9.1% global market share four months after its release, says Vince Vizzaccaro, executive vice president of marketing and strategic alliances for Net Applications.

Even Microsoft's much maligned Windows Vista operating system still has greater market penetration than Windows 8. Last month, 5.2% of PCs worldwide were running Vista. Vista was released in January 2007 and replaced by Windows 7 in October 2009.

Microsoft's Windows 8 has failed to boost sagging PC sales. In the fourth quarter, worldwide PC shipments declined 4.9% from a year earlier, as more consumers shifted their focus to tablets and smartphones and away from PCs. Rival research firm IDC said global PC shipments fell 6.4% in Q4.

That's been bad news for PC makers such as Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), which has reported six straight quarters of declining year-over-year sales.

Windows 7 is the top PC operating system in use, with 44.6% market share in February, followed by Microsoft's ancient Windows XP, which was released more than 11 years ago. Win XP had 39% usage market share last month.

Microsoft controlled 91.6% of PC market share usage with its Windows family in February. Apple's Mac was second with 7.2% share.

But Apple dominates in the mobile operating system market. Its iOS software ran 54.9% of smartphones and tablets in February, Net Applications says. Google's (GOOG) Android operating system powered 25.7%. Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system had a measly 1.2% share in February and was in sixth place behind also-rans Java, Symbian and BlackBerry (BBRY).

Net Applications monitors about 40,000 websites and captures data from 160 million unique visitors each month for its market share reports.

Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system continues to lag in adoption - Investors.com

 

[J-Fire]

If they can make a phone that really runs windows 8 smoothly at a reasonable price, that could be a game changer. Lets be real ios and android are cool but having a real computer in your pocket at all times

phones these days are as possweful as computers 6-8 yrs ago. real computer in your pocket?....what do you plan on doing with this "real" computer in your pocket?

 

[MeachTheMonster]

phones these days are as possweful as computers 6-8 yrs ago. real computer in your pocket?....what do you plan on doing with this "real" computer in your pocket?

It's not about the power. It's the windows intergration. As good as these phones are we still need to use pc's if a phone could replace a PC that would be a big deal.

 

[J-Fire]

reducing the amount of steps to get things done has been the moto since 95...and it's complicating things for most people by increasing steps, lol.

who did they test windows 8 on? haha.

 

[You Win Perfect]

If they can make a phone that really runs windows 8 smoothly at a reasonable price, that could be a game changer. Lets be real ios and android are cool but having a real computer in your pocket at all times

why would they make a phone run a desktop OS?

 

[You Win Perfect]

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[MeachTheMonster]

why would they make a phone run a desktop OS?

It would be cool, wouldn't it?

I already use my iphone more than my PC. If i could totaly replace my PC I'd be using windows phones forever.

 

[You Win Perfect]

It would be cool, wouldn't it?

I already use my iphone more than my PC. If i could totaly replace my PC I'd be using windows phones forever.

Not really I prefer an actually pc. I do video editing and web design as well as music. No cell phone has a big enough screen or enough RAM and Processing power for that.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Not really I prefer an actually pc. I do video editing and web design as well as music. No cell phone has a big enough screen or enough RAM and Processing power for that.

If cell phones did tablets would soon.

 

[You Win Perfect]

If cell phones did tablets would soon.

Tablets already run full windows 8

 

[winb83]

why would they make a phone run a desktop OS?

i think the goal of Windows 8 was one operating system across multiple devices. they wanted to roll your laptop, phone, tables, and desktop into one OS and have software that works across all of them.

the problem is people on desktops and laptops don't want dumbed down software that fits into what you'd use on a mobile phone or tablet.

 

[You Win Perfect]

i think the goal of Windows 8 was one operating system across multiple devices. they wanted to roll your laptop, phone, tables, and desktop into one OS and have software that works across all of them.

the problem is people on desktops and laptops don't want dumbed down software that fits into what you'd use on a mobile phone or tablet.

There's nothing dumbed down about anything Windows. I have no problem with a mobile OS like on my Lumia 920. It does everything needed for a cell phone and more. It even has MS Office on it.GPS, Camera, Email, text, phone, Internet, music, games. What else do you want?

Their goal was to create an ecosystem where the windows experience across multiple platforms was similiar and interconnected. they have succeeded.

 

[HookersandIceCream]

There's nothing dumbed down about anything Windows. I have no problem with a mobile OS like on my Lumia 920. It does everything needed for a cell phone and more. It even has MS Office on it.GPS, Camera, Email, text, phone, Internet, music, games. What else do you want?

Their goal was to create an ecosystem where the windows experience across multiple platforms was similiar and interconnected. they have succeeded.

Instragram

 

[You Win Perfect]

Instragram

lol. I was never big on Instagram., I liked it at first but it got old fast. I have an iPhone sittin around still. Haven't been on it since last November. Good thing I didn't let one app affect my decision.