Mixed reception reboots after Microsoft Windows 8

New York: Microsoft issued the previous year-end for the dominant PC operating system after a lukewarm reception to the changes in Windows 8 later this year said Tuesday.

Windows chief marketing officer Tami Reller Windows 8 for a company
with more than 100 million licenses sold, but after listening to customers Microsoft Windows is called Blue is planning an update.

"Windows Blue tablets and PCs to provide the next generation of Windows 8 built with the bold vision, will be available later this year for an update that has a code name," in a blog post said.

"We created new opportunities for ecosystem while, every size, display, battery life and performance of a wide array of factors in a rapidly provide the latest new innovations."

The Windows Blue "we see Windows 8 and Windows RT since the beginning of the hearing was in response to customer feedback is an opportunity for us." Further

Some analysts desktop with Microsoft to design some basic changes that Windows 8, the slow adoption was forced to say.

Enderle Group analyst Rob Enderle said "Blue slow to adopt Windows 8 in the business of addressing the causes and twenty aging, the impact largely successful cyber attack or other disaster left behind before updating Windows XP is designed to encourage customers. "

"Blue possibility that Microsoft ever made as a result of the release will be the most important service."

With Windows 8, Microsoft also serve traditional PC users on mobile touchscreen devices can be used to create a system that was trying.

"It was very modern and customers quickly pushed back," said independent analyst Jeff Kagan.

"This is the story of Microsoft's new Diet Coke. Want to innovate more companies should gradually be successful if ... Microsoft still need to fully understand all the changes do not. I There are several suggestions. then do so many others. "

Stephen Baker at NPD Group in Microsoft's accelerated correctly requires frequent updates over a cycle, is transferred.

"He's operating system, a major update and upgrade every year around best practice around now who are kind, competitors like Google and Apple do," said AFP Baker said.

"Key management for operating system and not this year probably does not work in today's environment."

Carolina Milanesi, analyst at Gartner, sales of Windows 8 users confused and non-touch devices for communication systems by offering a "not a great personality" and said that.

"He ecosystem requires more effort - low price and more devices - so users have a choice really," he said.

Some PC users on Windows 8 "Start" button while expressing regret for the loss of Microsoft Milanesi a mistake to turn back the clock would start back button then "it will be a failure" she said.

Reller new Windows 8 operating system in response to the lukewarm response "a big, ambitious change."

After start feeling good about the progress, "he added.

Microsoft's fast-growing mobile sector in an effort to make inroads in improving its flagship system, Windows 8 launched last October. At the same time, it launched the tablet computer this level.

Windows, 1990s, was introduced in the first version, with some 90 percent of global market dominant PC platform. But the mobile world, it's Apple's iOS and Google's Android-struggles against the system.

According to research firm IDC company, its level in the first quarter of pills sold 900,000 ordinary. (AFP)