Why Windows 8 Is a Huge Gamble for Microsoft

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Windows 8 officially goes on sale this fall, but Microsoft has made its next-generation operating system available online for anyone who wants a sneak peek at the future of Windows. With a slick new interface of touchable, customizable tiles, the new Metro interface is built to help Microsoft compete in the fast growing tablet market. Apple's tablet hegemony is indisputable at this point, but it doesn't owe anything to the iOS's endless field of icons. In this play for tablet relevancy, however, Microsoft risks alienating its traditional base of desktop and laptop users. Because, as cool as Metro is, it kind of sucks without a touch screen.

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[AceInfinity]

Because, as cool as Metro is, it kind of sucks without a touch screen.

:lol:

This is exactly my thoughts when it first was publicized. I was thinking "now what would be the benefit of that with my mouse and keyboard?"

Now who knows what their developers were thinking when they came out with this tile-view? :r1:

Edit: I fixed your quote tag there zigzag3143, you had the end tag as "]/quote]" so it did not box that text inside a quoteblock.