Let’s not forget that in the past MS pushed Windows based tablets and they’ve been a total failure. The problem with Window’s 8 is that MS has failed to commit to the tablet as a unique type of device. Think about it, imagine if Apple had done that with the iPad.
It’s as if MS is attempting to fast track their own demise. Recently they've released devices that have simply not lived up to their billing. Zune suffered an early demise as the hardware was killed off in the face of competition from Apple and others. Windows Phone has simply failed. The market share for MS’s flagship devices are so minuscule that they've barely passed Windows Mobile, a platform that Microsoft killed off years ago.
The one thing we Windows users have had really going for us over the years is that no matter how frequently they radically altered the UI the task bar and start menu have always been there. With Windows 8 Microsoft is taking a gamble in an attempt to get a slice of the mobile market where competition is very fierce and profit margins are thin. It is as if Harley Davidson suddenly decided to discontinue its legendary V-Twin engine and began equipping its bikes with hybrid eco friendly engines because going green is the new way. If Harley did so they would not sale!
Windows new OS may work great if most of your computing activities are about updating your status on Facebook, Twitter or checking the weather forecast, but its clear to most that business users, small offices and knowledgeable home and power users, will not rush out to get Windows 8 to run the latest “cool” apps.
Windows 8 is a discombobulated mess of an operating system. It seems like the type of person you know that wants to be everyone's friend, one who claims they can do everything, but in fact does nothing really all that well. It uses big square flat tiles as doors and each takes the user to a new destination. Remember Microsoft’s Bob? Bob was cartoonish in its design and was a big time failure, rejected by consumers from the beginning. I believe Windows 8 faces the same fate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob
