Windows 8 sales 'well below' projections, report claims

JMH · Nov 18, 2012

Windows 8 may not be selling nearly as well as Microsoft projected, according to a report.

"Sales of Windows 8 PCs are well below Microsoft's internal projections and have been described inside the company as disappointing," Paul Thurrott wrote on his Supersite For Windows today, citing a source inside Microsoft.

The culprit? "Lackluster PC maker designs and availability," according to Thurrott.

But he lists plenty of other reasons too, including Windows 8 itself as "confusing" because of its mix of touch and a standard Windows 7 desktop.

And he cites the simultaneous release of Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT as problematic

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57551433-75/windows-8-sales-well-below-projections-report-claims/

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Windows 8 sales 'well below' projections, report claims

JMH

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