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It's been a month since Windows 8 launched to the public, and in that time, Asus hasn't been particularly impressed with the demand for the touch-friendly OS and devices that are built around it. That evaluation comes as Microsoft announces it sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses during the first month, though there's some conflicting data on exactly how well the OS has been able to penetrate the desktop market.
Data from Net Applications shows that Windows 8 accounts for just 1.2 percent of all desktop-based web traffic, whereas Windows 7 managed 4 percent during its first three weeks of availability.
"Demand for Windows 8 is not that good right now," Asus CFO David Chang told The Wall Street Journal.
What's interesting to note about this is that Asus owns the best selling Windows 8 touch notebook on Best Buy's website, the Asus Vivobook. Nevertheless, Chang contends that demand for Windows 8 touch notebooks has been lackluster, though he stopped short of serving up any specific sales figures.
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steven4570
November 29, 2012 at 5:20pm
so you think sales mean better games and that 6-8 year old console boxes are driving innovation? are you kidding me? So halo, COD, Madden is all fresh and new but Skyrim, Dishonored, Deus ex and far cry3, are the same boring rehashes? ok after that statement I'm labeling you a troll. No one could be that damn ignorant except by doing it on purpose.
Paper Jam
November 29, 2012 at 5:47pm
I think it'll be a lot less stressful if you just let him win. He isn't going to see reason. For some reason he can't comprehend that just because consoles have more sales that doesn't make them more powerful. And never mind the fact that without PC to push the technology, console makers would have no reason to push their hardware specs. I mean look at this current generation. 7 years in and we still have yet to see anything official on a true next gen console. I doubt we see the new XBox by Q4 2013 and am almost certain we won't see a PS4 until 2014. But consoles are the ones driving "innovation". Okay. How much can he know? He keeps referring to Zuma as Zumba.
Warrior247
November 29, 2012 at 9:58pm
"never mind the fact that without PC to push the technology, console makers would have no reason to push their hardware specs. I mean look at this current generation. 7 years in and we still have yet to see anything official on a true next gen console."- Paper Jam
Without PC, they have no reason to push their specs? 7 years in and the PC is reeeeaaally pushing these guy hard!! This is the longest console gen in history, and it's continuing!! So much for PC pressure.
"Okay. How much can he know? He keeps referring to Zuma as Zumba"-Paper Jam.
Well it seems that I know a helluva lot more than "you"! You contradicted yourself then made yourself look stupid all in one response. I can tell you were that paper is jammed at, you need to bend over and pull it out!
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Zumba-Fitness/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d4a07da
Paper Jam
November 30, 2012 at 11:00am
I really hoped you were talking about Zuma the game and not Zumba the fitness whatever it is. But you're right, I pegged you wrong. I pulled out the paper and it said you are a douche. :)
And where do you think the hardware for consoles originates? Do you honestly think they are going to start from scratch when production starts on the next generation? Or could they possibly use components from some mysterious pre-existing devices? But where would they find such devices? Hmm, I wonder.
I will now bow to the all mighty power of the 7 year old XBox 360, whose graphics and prowess are so much more powerful than the i7 CPU and GTX 600 series GPU. It's a shame that Intel, nVidia and AMD keep making so many products since Warrior247 has declared the PC dead so no one will ever buy them. Oh wait, these are billion dollar companies who make products for money. Maybe they know something you don't. But that can't be, you know and see all, from your couch, on your Wii, after you get done "Sweatin to the Oldies" on Zumba. No chance you could have missed an entire segment of the market.
I would say have a nice day, but you won't. You are a miserable, lonely human being who spends way too much time on your console to see the real world. Follow the white rabbit, Neo.
john867
November 28, 2012 at 8:50pm
Don't get me wrong here, I'm not taking sides with Warrior247. But the truth is every year there are fewer and fewer reasons to own an elite level custom built desktop PC. Surfing the web is not one of those reasons. If you have multiple monitors, run CAD software, GINORMOUS spreadsheets, finite element analysis, edit or render animations...then you will have a need for it. I don't believe gaming requires such a system anymore. At least the vast majority of games do not require it. I will continue to have a minitower desktop PC though. And not strictly for the power. I want the freedom to mix and match parts and upgrade as I see fit. I like the fact that I can have a new generation computer by merely changing out the main board and CPU. I don't mind that my minitower case is ten years old or that I am still using the first ever available USB optical mouse(which isn't wireless).
