Microsoft Windows 8 makes lukewarm debut: sales tracker

Microsoft is bound to take a financial hit if a much larger number of Windows 8 sales fail to occur before the end of January, which I understand is the last day to buy the Windows 8 upgrade from Windows 7 for the professional edition. I k now if we have not made the purchase before then we will probably skip Windows 8 entirely.

“The Intel-based Surface is thicker and heavier than both the iPad and Surface running Windows RT, but at 2 lbs (0.9 kg) is lighter than the MacBook Air.”

Ok, so what’s the comparison when you add the OPTIONAL keyboard cover? MB Airs come with a keyboard, so let’s compare apples with Apples!

In order for Windows 8 tablets and ultra book computers to sell well, there must actually be Windows 8 tablets and ultra book computers in the stores. So far the availability of Windows 8 systems have been slow to ship to retail outlets. Which accounts for the slow sales.

A comparison of Windows Surface Pro with the IPad is a comparison of apples to oranges. The Surface Pro is really in competition with the Mac Airbook laptop. The Surface RT is a competitor for the IPad. If you don’t agree with the Surface Pro competing with the Mac Airbook, you still can’t compare the Surface Pro to the IPad.. The IPad is just an oversized phone, while the Surface Pro provides all the power of a laptop. Your article is another example of a pundit giving a baseless negative review of a Windows 8 product. Terms such as jarring and confusing are buzz words used by pundits to denigrate Windows 8. How is jarring in anyway related to Windows 8….does jarring mean when one switches from the start screen to the legacy desktop they are jarred out of their chair? I have been using Windows 8 since the first beta in February and now we have Windows 8 loaded on all 5 of our computers on our home network and no one using Windows 8 is confused by Windows 8 and certainly no one has been jarred out of their chair. Windows 8 is a very solid operating system, that has been and is free of lock ups, BSODs or a lack of drivers. In fact Windows 8 runs all of the programs and hardware that we used on Windows 7. The only two issues we have with Windows 8 is the lower amount of apps and having a start button would be nice. However, Stardock for less than $10 provides a start button that operates exactly like the Windows 7 start button.