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Bullish Ballmer not sweating over prospects for new OS with its radical redesigned interface
Demand for Windows 8 is outstripping that for Windows 7 according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
At the launch event for its Windows Phone 8 operating system and handsets, Ballmer was bullish about the prospects for company's latest desktop offering.
"We're seeing preliminary demand well above where we were with Windows 7, which is gratifying," said Ballmer.
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He went on to say that Microsoft had seen an "incredible" response to Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface, the company's first ever own-brand computer.
Ballmer stopped short of quoting any actual sales figures. At Microsoft's Build conference Ballmer finally spoke numbers, saying that four million copies had been sold to consumers since it launched on Friday.
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Demand for Windows 8 is outstripping that for Windows 7
Well, he would say that, wouldn't he?
Posted by Steve Hamilton, 03 Nov 2012
Windows 8 not for me
Installed Windows 8 on my desk top and ran it for 2 weeks,I decided to un-installed it due to the fact that,I couldn't find any of my documents as they were hidden, desk top icon disappeared, office wouldn't open a new document unless i had already opened another document first,all apps didn't show all of them only about a 3rd, sorry it's ok on a phone or tablet but deffo not worth upgrading to it
Posted by Kris, 04 Nov 2012
Windows 8
Totally agree with Steve Hamilton usual sales cr4p, When the bloke who designed this awful os for the desktop then leaves his post not hard to put 2 and 2 together, people will still get it and pay there hard earned cash where the savvy of this world will keep win7.
Posted by Scott Jones, 04 Dec 2012