What is the problem with Windows 8?

Tencent digital hearing
(Zhang micro) December 28 news, since After the Windows 8 product went on the market, it took us two months. We can see that the temporary sales of Windows 8 are not very good. Microsoft released its latest generation of operating systems in late October this year, and the outside world is mixed, and whether it is from other hardware vendors with Windows 8 systems, or Microsoft's own Surface tablet, through the following specific data We can all see that the sales situation is not optimistic as of now.
According to research by NPD researchers, the sales of Windows computers have dropped by about 13% compared with the same period last year. If it is compared with the first two months of Windows 7, the gap is even more obvious. Of course, some users will upgrade Windows 8 directly on the original computer. However, the statistics we have here are more of a new generation of products that support touch screen function after October 26, and Microsoft even developed Surface for Windows 8. Showcase its powerful features.
Although the sales form of Windows 8 is not optimistic, this does not mean that the Windows 8 system is not good. With its deep knowledge and technical strength, Microsoft has perfectly integrated cloud computing and social networking into the system. Both individual users and enterprise users are satisfied with Windows 8. But why is Windows 8 thundering in the market, and it’s so good?
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Windows 8 is certainly a powerful operating system, but it is somewhat at a loss for new users. . The built-in tutorial is very simple, just to introduce the user to some basic mouse and gesture operations. If you want to use the desktop mode, or want to find a program running in the background, it does not take a little time to basically do it in the first place, and some users even have to find a restart button to spend a lot of effort. For users who use Windows for a long time, it just takes a long time to get used to getting started with Windows 8.
On the other hand, although the Windows 8 system is now a very popular topic, there are currently very few applications developed specifically for Windows 8. Too small a number of program developments have further affected the enthusiasm of developers, leading to a vicious circle, which ultimately leads to the temporary absence of programs for consumers.

In addition, for most ordinary consumers, the computer is just entertainment and office use, play games, watch movies, create Documents send and receive emails, these tasks Windows 7 is actually very good to meet the needs. So Windows 8 for this part of the consumer, then buy a Windows 8 computer is nothing more than spending money to add some touch features, it is not cost-effective for them. Now that the price of tablet PCs is getting lower and lower, instead of spending $500 (about RMB 3,100) to buy a new notebook for Windows 8 system, it is better to buy a tablet PC for only $200 (about RMB 1,200). And today's tablets have thousands of very mature applications available, which is more convenient than using a strange Microsoft App Store.
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Let's take the iPad's debut with Windows 8. When Apple introduced its first tablet, there were also many questions, as well as the lack of application availability. However, the operating system of the iPad is no stranger to the users, because the system is almost identical to the iPhone at that time, and the user does not need to spend too much time learning to use.
At the same time, the iPad's experience in some basic functions, such as reading, browsing photos and entertainment, is excellent. But if your view uses something like Lenovo Yoga or Dell XPS 12, I believe consumers will never look at them as a tablet, after all, they are not iPads.
It's fair to say that it's a good idea to add touch functionality to a laptop as an aid. However, at present, the performance of Windows 8 is not enough to drive users to re-purchase a Windows 8 computer, or the tablet function of Windows 8 cannot compete with iPad and Nexus 7, etc., so for users Not enough attraction.
However, at least one Windows 8 product can compete with the iPad, which is Microsoft's own Surface tablet. However, in view of the current lack of applications for Surface, the price is still too expensive compared to iOS or Android tablets. Looking forward to Surface to reverse the current unfavorable situation for the Windows 8 camp, it will take a long time.

































”. Although Surface or any Windows RT user can use Office for free, Microsoft does not pay much attention to improving the experience of Office in Windows 8. At the same time, in recent years we have seen that more and more other applications can replace Office, such as QuickOffice, which has caused Microsoft to lose many individual users. In addition, Microsoft has not paid much attention to the integration of the most successful hardware products in its history: Xbox 360 and Windows 8. SmartGlass has developed proprietary applications for both iOS and Android, and there is no version that Windows 8 can use. .

Now Windows 8 seems to have fallen into Microsoft. "If a system is successful, then its next generation of products is inevitable." The performance is not good & rdquo; Windows 95 and Windows 98, Windows XP and Windows Vista, and now Windows 7 and Windows 8, although the reasons for this situation vary, but the results are strikingly similar. If Microsoft wants Windows 8 to escape this embarrassing tradition, the above problems are solved one by one, and there is hope for Windows 8 to achieve real success.