Monday, October 15th 2012
Windows 8 Gets "Overwhelmingly Negative" Response from Vendors, Expectations Plummet
An analyst with Topeka Capital, who was touring Asia, meeting sources among supply chains, brings bad news to Microsoft investors. Analyst Brian White notes that the sentiment (among vendors and parts of the supply chain) about Windows 8 remains "overwhelmingly negative." Expectations from Microsoft's new client operating system plummet, as vendors don't see much activity following the October 26 launch.
"Although October is expected to be the sweet spot for the notebook ramp for Windows 8, and further follow through is likely in November, we were warned of idle facilities in December," notes White. "One of our contacts does not expect Windows 8 to be material until the second-half of 2013," he added. In related news, the industry is also reeling from a disappointing reception from Intel's 2011-12 pet project in the client computing space, Ultrabook. "...the enthusiasm around the Ultrabook ramp has also deteriorated as the cost structure remains too high under Intel's specifications," White notes.
Source:
Business Insider
"Although October is expected to be the sweet spot for the notebook ramp for Windows 8, and further follow through is likely in November, we were warned of idle facilities in December," notes White. "One of our contacts does not expect Windows 8 to be material until the second-half of 2013," he added. In related news, the industry is also reeling from a disappointing reception from Intel's 2011-12 pet project in the client computing space, Ultrabook. "...the enthusiasm around the Ultrabook ramp has also deteriorated as the cost structure remains too high under Intel's specifications," White notes.
231 Comments on Windows 8 Gets "Overwhelmingly Negative" Response from Vendors, Expectations Plummet
upgrades old drivers to windows 8 drivers? horrible
clean install vs clean install boots 2 times faster? windows 8 wins
i fail to see the issues with windows 8 other than people bitching cuz its the trend.
oh and this is posted from a asus laptop running windows 8, with keyboard and mouse. love it, everythings easy to access.
Im also selling it at my place of work and old people seem to love how we can make everything all in 1 screen and easy to access everything, big symbols are awesome for them too cuz they cant see well.
1: Windows will not pop up and steal focus away from active windows causing your computer to reboot and loose all your work. Example when typing: "Hi Bob, I would have made it to the party but I was..." POPUP - Would you like to reboot now? Reboot Cancel "...really tired". Windows responds to you pressing R and reboots.
2: Your icons should stay snapped to a grid. Changing resolution down and then back up will not scatter#uck your icons randomly.
3: Windows networking will maintain all network resources without having to refresh manually.
4: Microsoft starts listening to customers.
These are just a handfull of the issues I experience almost daily. I don't just use a computer. I use the shit out of it every day. Playing BF3 24/7 doesn't count.
- Starts really fast
- Solved my GTX 680 desktop micro-stuttering issue caused by heavy use of GPU-accelerated Photoshop
- Battlefield 3 doesn't reboot the machine anymore
- Applications load faster
- For some reason, games seem more "fluid"
It's just a case of bad UI. Nothing a $5 Start8 license wouldn't fix. You could factor Microsoft's $25 introductory price with $5 Start8, and end up with a great OS for $30.OMG is start8 ugly! I could eat 20lbs of Skittles and shit a better looking GUI then that. :shadedshu
I'll stand by 7 as long as I can. I hate every time a new version of Windows comes out I have to wait for drivers IF they decide not to force-outdate my hardware. By the time everything is updated and stable, another Windows version comes out. I hear the same thing every time... "Oh just give Vista a chance, it's faster" :roll:
www.extremetech.com/computing/138701-windows-8-the-disastrous-result-of-microsofts-gutless-equivocation
Edit:: Oh yeah, and I hate the Metro UI start menu but I don't ever see that since, again, I have Start8.
How people react to Windows 8 - YouTube!