Re:If Windows 8 Fails to Impress, Ballmer Could Be Out
by macspoofing on Monday December 17, 2012 @01:44PM
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>Rather then creating 2 perfect operating systems for both they decided to create a zipper to merge them back together.
I think that's the right approach in general, though Windows 8 may not be the right implementation. The reality is that you can no longer neatly sub-divide market segments. We're exiting the era where we can point to a device and categorize them as a phone, tablet, laptop or desktop. There is overlap between the phone and tablet categories and even more overlap between the tablet and laptop categories - and things will get more and more confusing as manufacturers experiment with designs. The upcoming Surface Pro is a great example. Is it a laptop, or an iPad-like tablet? Well, it's neither and both.
I think that's the right approach in general, though Windows 8 may not be the right implementation. The reality is that you can no longer neatly sub-divide market segments. We're exiting the era where we can point to a device and categorize them as a phone, tablet, laptop or desktop. There is overlap between the phone and tablet categories and even more overlap between the tablet and laptop categories - and things will get more and more confusing as manufacturers experiment with designs. The upcoming Surface Pro is a great example. Is it a laptop, or an iPad-like tablet? Well, it's neither and both.