Re:Windows 8 hits RTM status
by CamperBob2 on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @02:26PM
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I am going to bet that you are in a very small percentage of users who have such a large screen desktop.
Couple of points:
1) Large screens are getting really cheap. Occasionally ridiculously cheap, as in last week's bargain Korean LCD monitor threads. Today's $300 back-alley special is tomorrow's mainstream price point.
2) On the desktop, people with large screens are more valuable customers. They spend money on software and hardware. People with small screens don't. This generalization obviously breaks down when it comes to traditional Windows laptops, but Metro doesn't make any more sense for those than it does for white-box desktop PCs.
Metro is a bet-the-company move, and I'll give Ballmer credit for that much. However, the board should have required him to pee in a cup before placing this particular wager.
Couple of points:
1) Large screens are getting really cheap. Occasionally ridiculously cheap, as in last week's bargain Korean LCD monitor threads. Today's $300 back-alley special is tomorrow's mainstream price point.
2) On the desktop, people with large screens are more valuable customers. They spend money on software and hardware. People with small screens don't. This generalization obviously breaks down when it comes to traditional Windows laptops, but Metro doesn't make any more sense for those than it does for white-box desktop PCs.
Metro is a bet-the-company move, and I'll give Ballmer credit for that much. However, the board should have required him to pee in a cup before placing this particular wager.