PC Makers Plan Rebellion Against Microsoft At CES

Velcroman1 writes "Fearing rapidly plummeting sales of traditional laptops and desktop computers — which fell by another 10 percent or so in 2013 — manufacturers are planning a revolt against Microsoft and the Windows operating system, analysts say. At the 2014 CES in Las Vegas, multiple computer makers will unveil systems that simultaneously run two different operating systems, both Windows and the Android OS that powers many of the world's tablets and smartphones, two different analysts said recently. The new devices will be called 'PC Plus' machines, explained analyst Tim Bajarin. 'A PC Plus machine will run Windows 8.1 but will also run Android apps as well,' Bajarin wrote. Another analyst put the threat to Windows bluntly: 'This should scare the heck out of Microsoft.'"

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So this is the way it ends

[Anonymous Coward]

Microsoft, past giant of the operating system industry, will die not to OS X, not to Ubuntu, not to FreeBSD, Redhat, not to ReactOS, Plan 9, Gentoo, Hurd, BeOS, the vengeful ghost of OS/2, but to an OS designed for cell phones.

Well, okay, I guess.

Re:So this is the way it ends

[gtall]

Nah, it will be when business cease to want that space that Redmond becomes vulnerable. The termites have already started in the guise of pads and smartphones. When the suits suddenly realize Powerpoint makes them look stupid, MS is toast. Bwahahahahahahaha...like that will ever happen.

Re:This is good

[SpinyNorman]

Yep - 2014 will be the year of Linux (with hot grits).

This is a rather tame revolution

[wonkey_monkey]

multiple computer makers will unveil systems that simultaneously run two different operating systems, both Windows and [...] Android

That's right! We're going to revolt by continuing to ship their OS to customers! That'll show 'em.

Re:Ugh

[Culture20]

I'd rather have Ubuntu. That's how much I don't want Android.