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To: zax who wrote (17380)	3/15/2012 8:57:30 AM
From: clochard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32680

How many people will even care about Windows 8? Most will get it if and when they buy a new PC, which for many will be NEVER! An iPad or Android tablet is all that most people want or need. For young people they are the new IBM, relevant only to corporate clones.

To: zax who wrote (17380)	3/15/2012 8:59:24 AM
From: iggyl	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32680

Curious zax. Serious question. Microsoft's revenue has been largely derived from software, specifically upgrades to its OS and Office. With Apple cheapening the cost of software and Google's model giving software away for free, where does MS derive its revenue going forward? I don't see it being able to sustain revenue based on its previous model. Maybe I'm missing something but unless they start deriving revenue from other sources, their best hope as I see it is to drive up the cost of OEMs using Android so their licensing fees seem like a bargain.

To: zax who wrote (17380)	3/15/2012 10:39:44 AM
From: XoFruitCake	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32680

"Win 8 will catch some initial malignment like Vista did and all will be forgiven in a successor that will be more widely adopted and have the rougher edges " But the problem is that Window 8 is playing catch up in both the phone and tablet market. They don't have the luxury of time to work out all the interface and user problem. The issue is attracting developers for the new Apps. The big draw for Window 8 is all the legacy application but they only run on x86 based Window 8 tablet. I don't think anyone really know much about how much power one of those x86 tablet will consume. If they are not competitive with the current 9-10 hours usage, it will put them even further behind. And the ARM based Window 8 tablet has no legacy application to help them, who is going to buy them given that they don't have any app when they launch? In the phone side, there is no apps other than what Microsoft produce. Is there enough to get user hook? Not a chance..