Windows 8

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Which manufacturers have said that people are more or less not buying PC's?

More or less all of them.

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So basically <don't you just love when someone says that in a presentation? Or in general?> people are shafted because a PC supplier only supplies a one size fits all.

microshaft had it's day. Still use XP for PTC/matlab software but other than that not for nothing else.

[woohoo]

More or less all of them.

You made a daft statement and rather than fessing up to that, you continue to make even more stupid statements.

[woohoo]

Did you every consider that if so many people are saying that Win8 is a pile of crap then maybe it is, in fact, a pile of crap?


I've been using Windows, Macintosh and Unix systems for over 20 years and I like to think I understand these systems reasonably well.

Recently, I was shopping for a new laptop and I took a look at Windows 8 but couldn't make head nor tail of it.

So I brought a Macbook instead - and it turns out to be a good choice...

I've considered it, but people also like it. So not everyone thinks its crap.

I also have a MacBook pro, I like it. I wasn't familiar with the os when I tried it in the shop but figured after a while I would figure it out. Though I tend to boot into windows 7 on it because I prefer that os. Doesn't make the mac os crap though.

[AtW]

You made a daft statement and rather than fessing up to that, you continue to make even more stupid statements.

In Q2 2013 over 200 mln smartphones were sold, tablets - 45 mln, these are the new PCs that sell.

In the old PC world number of shipped units was 76 mln.

Tablets, smartphones ain't that cheap - some of them more expensive than a pretty powerful PC, and people happy to change those frequently.

So there we have it - 250 mln of new PCs vs 76 mln old PCs.

And that's why old PCs no longer selling even though there are sales per se.

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In Q2 2013 over 200 mln smartphones were sold, tablets - 45 mln, these are the new PCs that sell.

In the old PC world number of shipped units was 76 mln.

Tablets, smartphones ain't that cheap - some of them more expensive than a pretty powerful PC, and people happy to change those frequently.

So there we have it - 250 mln of new PCs vs 76 mln old PCs.

And that's why old PCs no longer selling even though there are sales per se.

I don't think that backs up your statement that more or less no one is buying pcs. But some good points and links.

[AtW]

I don't think that backs up your statement that more or less no one is buying pcs. But some good points and links.

I'll meet you half way - almost nobody is buying new PCs anymore.