Microsoft Windows 8 is likely to fail

According to foreign media reports, it is expected that Microsoft will announce Windows 8 information in the BUILD conference held from September 13th to 16th. Some analysts believe that Windows 8 will have a big impact in the market, even more than the impact of Windows 95 launched in August 1995. However, is this effect good or bad? Some people think that Microsoft's Windows 8 plan is likely to fail.

Currently, the details about the BUILD conference and Windows 8 are still vague, but the obvious question that Microsoft will face in the future is whether independent software developers can match the Windows 8 touch interface?

For managed service providers and channel partners, Windows 8 raises a host of different issues. Previously, some hosting providers have helped Windows XP and Vista users upgrade to Windows 7, such as Kaseya, which launched imaging and migration tools. However, in such a short period of time, Microsoft hopes that independent software developers will rewrite the program for Windows 8, which I think is very difficult.

Some time ago, Microsoft said that Windows 7 license sales have exceeded 400 million. However, in Microsoft's latest quarterly financial report, Windows revenue fell by 1 percentage point. At the same time, Microsoft's high-profile Windows Phone 7 system failed to shine in the market as it wished.

Microsoft hopes that Windows 8 will solve the above-mentioned problems for the company, and it will introduce the Windows Phone 7 touch interface into mainstream PCs, and this move is likely to be for Windows smartphones. Create a halo effect.

However, the author believes that the challenges facing Windows 8 are still many. For most users, just upgrading from Windows XP or Vista to stable, popular Windows 7, they may no longer be willing to upgrade to Windows 8 in a short time.

It is rumored that Microsoft will share the details of Windows 8 with independent software vendors in the BUILD conference in September 2011, and complete the development of Windows 8 in April 2012. However, as time goes by, more and more independent software vendors have shifted their targets, and more and more focus on iOS and Android, Microsoft must try to win back the attention of these independent software developers to Windows 8.