Analysis: Microsoft's own numbers show Windows 8 sales falling rapidly - Polidicks

[url]http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/microsofts-own-numbers-show-windows-8-sales-falling-rapidly-218050[/url] [quote=InfoWorld]Grab your calculator and follow along as we wind our way through Microsoft's Windows 8 sales numbers. The tale will leave you scratching your head -- or at least give you renewed respect for imaginary numbers.[/quote]

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I love 8. I honestly can't see myself going back to 7. I feel like I'm the only one...

[QUOTE=ExTek;40565963]I love 8. I honestly can't see myself going back to 7. I feel like I'm the only one...[/QUOTE] As someone who had to switch from Vista to 8, gotta say I've loved everything about it and even working on 7 at work doesn't feel right. your not alone

As "great" as 8 seems to be, I can't say I didn't see this coming. Most people don't know the technical difference or that there's an ability to not use the Metro UI

I've said this in all the other threads, but I'm sure this is due to them raising the price back up. I only bought W8 because it was $15. I like it quite a bit though.

I think the problem is... XP was kind of the anchor OS. It worked well, and was solid for a long time. Vista tried to come in and do new stuff but it failed miserably and finally windows 7 came in and fixed many of those problems and became the new OS anchor. But 8 is behaving like Vista, coming in when people don't have much reason to upgrade, people see 7 as still the de facto PC OS right now. I think Microsoft perhaps should have waited on Windows 8 for PC's simply to develop demand more for it.

[QUOTE=Loriborn;40565974]As someone who had to switch from Vista to 8, gotta say I've loved everything about it and even working on 7 at work doesn't feel right. your not alone[/QUOTE] That's a little like going from a door mat made of concrete to a doormat made of steel wool. The concrete one lasted for years, certainly, but cracks do develop over time, and at a certain point it doesn't make sense to keep patching it up - you don't even like how it looks without paint, and it's still a little ghetto with paint on it. The steel wool doormat does a good job of getting dirt off your shoes, there's nothing inherently wrong with it, but it's pretty weird to have a steel wool doormat after using a regular one for so long. Most people aren't used to steel wool, and as such complain about them constantly, but since you're upgrading straight from concrete to steel wool, you don't really care much. Maybe your feet will hurt a bit if you try to walk barefoot on it, but the same thing happened with your old doormat, so it doesn't bother you much. [editline]wat[/editline] this metaphor started off going downhill and just kept rolling

That sounds about right. When I upgraded, I was looking for something with Win 7 as Win 8 looked like a tablet OS on a PC. Too much mess for what should be an "upgrade"

Windows 8 came out??

Oh the irony, wasnt there another thread here that said there the sales exceeded the amount of Windows Vista/7 sales?

There's nothing wrong with Windows 8, it's just not needed.

Even this won't convince me to get it.

Microsoft's most advertised feature in Windows 8 IS the problem holding windows 8 back.

I guess we all assumed Microsoft likes to massage it's sales numbers, but it's nice to see a clear writeup of how and why. Microsoft is desperate to avoid the public adopting a general feeling that Windows 8 is a disaster just like Vista. Which it obviously is. Much like Enron, Microsoft spokespeople would insist everything is just fine right up until the shredder trucks arrive. There's just no incentive for them to ever publicly acknowledge a huge problem like Windows 8's imminent failure. That's what they get for trying to force a walled garden tablet UI on desktop and laptop users.

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;40568404]I guess we all assumed Microsoft likes to massage it's sales numbers, but it's nice to see a clear writeup of how and why. Microsoft is desperate to avoid the public adopting a general feeling that Windows 8 is a disaster just like Vista. Which it obviously is. Much like Enron, Microsoft spokespeople would insist everything is just fine right up until the shredder trucks arrive. There's just no incentive for them to ever publicly acknowledge a huge problem like Windows 8's imminent failure. That's what they get for trying to force a walled garden tablet UI on desktop and laptop users.[/QUOTE] why do you act like it's exclusive to them? it's never beneficial for any public company to say they're having a problem unless they can spin it in a positive light

I got Win8 for free from my uni, and I like it more than 7, because it's faster. Installed StartIsBack and all is good in the world.

I went from 98 -> XP -> 7. I have no reason to upgrade to 8. Still got one of my XP disks. [t]http://puu.sh/2PbBJ.jpg[/t]

The problem with Windows 8 is that the UI is terrible. Why is it terrible? Because it forces a weird hybrid between tablets and desktop on you. Any actually sane developer would have it so you can switch between them, but not have them joined together and ruin the idea of consistency.

[QUOTE=Brt5470;40566324]I think the problem is... XP was kind of the anchor OS. It worked well, and was solid for a long time. Vista tried to come in and do new stuff but it failed miserably and finally windows 7 came in and fixed many of those problems and became the new OS anchor. But 8 is behaving like Vista, coming in when people don't have much reason to upgrade, people see 7 as still the de facto PC OS right now. I think Microsoft perhaps should have waited on Windows 8 for PC's simply to develop demand more for it.[/QUOTE] Microsoft didn't want to fuck around and get behind in the tablet world, sometimes i will agree that windows 8 should of been the tablet OS and then later down maybe 4 to 5 years from now something like 8 but more suited for a desktop environment should of been released i think microsoft's major issue is not being able to get killer-apps into their app stores, why do people get android and iOS tablets? Because of shit like facebook, twitter, tumblr, google, instagram, snapchat etc. (i mean this is the majority), windows 8 has some top tablet games but where's the decent apps? Also, i dont know why MS didnt replace all the aero-era icons with metro icons, the whole thing looks a little weird but hey i dont mind windows 8 i love it

[QUOTE=calebc789;40566540]Oh the irony, wasnt there another thread here that said there the sales exceeded the amount of Windows Vista/7 sales?[/QUOTE] no, because that never happened

[QUOTE=Lazor;40569062]no, because that never happened[/QUOTE] AFAIK According to Microsoft numbers, it was at one point projected to surpass that. But that was based on numbers from around the end of the windows 8 rebate period.

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Netmarketshare.com shows no decline in windows 8 adoption, it has been fairly stable since release. This guy actually refers to an article where he compares the relative growth and absolute growth of two different OS - when you consider that more than 600 million copies of windows 7 have been sold since release, the 100% is definitely not the same. This article may not be entirely off, but he doesn't really provide much more than speculation. If we follow netmarketahare.com religiously, there's around 60 million actual Windows 8 devices out there.

Windows 8 sales share the same pattern as all windows releases. Retailers are also to blame for treating 8 like just another windows os.

I see it as being a success, but not as big as say XP or 7. To me it's the Highlander 2 of operating systems.

[QUOTE=Aide;40568709]I went from 98 -> XP -> 7. I have no reason to upgrade to 8. Still got one of my XP disks. [t]http://puu.sh/2PbBJ.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] Oh God, not this every other OS release is better bullshit. [QUOTE=Jookia;40568750]The problem with Windows 8 is that the UI is terrible. Why is it terrible? Because it forces a weird hybrid between tablets and desktop on you. Any actually sane developer would have it so you can switch between them, but not have them joined together and ruin the idea of consistency.[/QUOTE] Forced? Uh oh, looks like somebody doesn't know what their talking about.

[QUOTE=Pbox;40566514]That's a little like going from a door mat made of concrete to a doormat made of steel wool. The concrete one lasted for years, certainly, but cracks do develop over time, and at a certain point it doesn't make sense to keep patching it up - you don't even like how it looks without paint, and it's still a little ghetto with paint on it. The steel wool doormat does a good job of getting dirt off your shoes, there's nothing inherently wrong with it, but it's pretty weird to have a steel wool doormat after using a regular one for so long. Most people aren't used to steel wool, and as such complain about them constantly, but since you're upgrading straight from concrete to steel wool, you don't really care much. Maybe your feet will hurt a bit if you try to walk barefoot on it, but the same thing happened with your old doormat, so it doesn't bother you much. [editline]wat[/editline] this metaphor started off going downhill and just kept rolling[/QUOTE] I genuinely want to know if you were high off your ass when typing that.

I don't see the point of getting windows 8 unless you just want to upgrade, and by the time I will need to upgrade all my specs windows 9 or 10 would be out or something (Unless they bomb like vista)

[QUOTE=Butthurter;40569133]you almost always take pleasure over something as miniscule as windows 8 failing like as though hitler just died[/QUOTE] That's not true, I also take pleasure in seeing the people who support it having their hopes and dreams come crumbling down down before them like an avalanche of "in your face" :3 Schadenfreude is a marvelous <3