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Blog, Enterprise IT - Wednesday, November 28, 2012 13:45 - 38 Comments
Windows 8 sales disappointing in Australia
blog It won’t come as a surprise to many, given its drastically altered user interface and mixed reviews, but the news is already bad for Microsoft’s new flagship operating system Windows 8 in Australia. The Sydney Morning Herald has down a round-up article talking to the usual suspects and examining local retail and partner sales of the new Microsoft hotness and found that consumers aren’t exactly flocking to get on the Windows 8 bandwagon. The newspaper reports (we recommend you click here for the full article):
“In Australia, IDC market analyst Amy Cheah, who has spoken to local retailers, vendors and channel partners as part of her work compiling sales numbers, said Windows 8 take-up was “not as strong as Microsoft would like it to be”.”
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