Microsoft, capitulation and the end of Windows Everywhere

Re:Microsoft, capitulation and the end of Windows Everywhere by Mithaldu on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @07:16PM (#9965179)

Comparing phones and PCs is ridiculous. Comparing the sales rate of a new technology with the one of an old wildly different technology is jumping the shark. Or just sheer naivety.

Edit: Just noticed: The first graph also compares unit numbers instead of how many dollars changed hands, making it even more silly.

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Re:Microsoft, capitulation and the end of Windows Everywhere by kisstheblade on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @01:57AM (#9966550)

Also good to remember that PCs (desktops) and laptops are really good enough already. Nobody wants to replace them if they don't really need to. My work laptop is 5 years old and still functions perfectly, and is about as powerful as new laptops. And I actually use the thing 8hrs a day so if there was something "better" I'd switch immediately.

So who really cares if kids need a new shiny phone every christmas to be hip? It's just a "gadget" for now.

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Re:Microsoft, capitulation and the end of Windows Everywhere by Mithaldu on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @06:26AM (#9967605)

That's what i meant with the old vs new thing. :)

Nowadays smart phones are getting LOTS of sales because the technology is evolving a lot and humanity as a whole is still "on-boarding". There's actually a reason to buy new ones every year as the new models are significantly different.

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Re:Microsoft, capitulation and the end of Windows Everywhere by pierotofy on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @07:17PM (#9965184)

My thought exactly.

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