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by JoelSutherland 4902 days ago
Isn't it pretty obvious what happened?

Microsoft built an OS for hybrid devices. ARM chips can't run legacy apps so Windows RT is DOA. Intel didn't have low-power, high performance chips ready for launch. So there are no good Windows 8 devices out yet.

We'll know a lot more about Windows 8 in a few months as some non-crippled hybrids are released. It's hard to judge Windows 8 on bad hardware. Microsoft should have held off on the release.
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cobrausn 4902 days ago
My wife wanted and picked up a Lenovo Yoga (i5 processor, 4gb RAM, ssd) for Christmas, and though it takes some getting used to, I'm starting to like the thing. I'll also point out that around the holidays it was sold out at every best buy (we had to order it).
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mtgx 4902 days ago
What does that have to do with all the other x86 devices from the other OEM's? Are you saying most PC customers were waiting for a $1,000 device from Microsoft?

No matter how you look at it, Windows 8 should've given a boost to PC sales, even if only for a short while after the launch. But it didn't. I think that implies it's Windows 8's fault, as PC sales were already falling, and Windows 8 did nothing to improve that situation. In fact it may have accelerated the decline.

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