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ZDNet Proclaims "Windows: It's Over"

Posted by Unknown on from the netcraft-confirms dept.

plastick writes "You can think Windows 8 will evolve into something better, but the numbers show that Windows is coming to a dead end. ZDNet is known to take the side of Microsoft in the past. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols explains: 'The very day the debate came to an end, this headline appeared: IDC: Global PC shipments plunge in worst drop in a generation. Sure, a lot of that was due to the growth of tablets and smartphones and the rise of the cloud, but Windows 8 gets to take a lot of the blame too. After all, the debate wasn't whether or not Windows 8 was any good. It's not. The debate was over whether it could be saved.'"

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  1. Re:The baffling thing... by Sponge+Bath · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is good news for Microsoft. Windows 8 is great and the problem is people just don't realize it. Stay the course Captain Ballmer!

  2. Re:, but I've learned to adapt. by elabs · · Score: -1, Troll

    Boo hoo. Then just use Windows 7. I will never go back to Windows 7. Windows 8 has been a HUGE improvement for my daily workflow. I LOVE the ability to keep all my open IDE's and utilities running on the desktop, then switch over to run a quick app or game, then return to the desktop where I left everything. It finally brings the concept of "multiple desktops" to the Windows ecosystem.

  3. Re:, but I've learned to adapt. by tomthegeek · · Score: 1, Troll

    It's ok when Ubuntu does it because there's always Kbuntu or the other variations to pick from and they all work equally well.