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Microsoft launching its latest attack against apple in the -- -- releasing its new surfaced have a back comes out tomorrow actually.
The company also released alleges most of its software can be windows eight -- out now could these new products they make all break.
For the tech giant as a whole and -- bomb -- CEO.
-- -- -- -- -- -- Goods if I love that -- and techno buffalo John erratic job joins us right now all right -- -- first of all.
Windows eight now lot of people don't like it because it's so different -- -- you -- these little tiles on it.
I'm are right in saying it is make or break for Microsoft the company festival.
So if vs a completely revolutionary operatives and and that Microsoft's window aids and the surface tablet are both coming up tomorrow.
It's a huge gamble for Microsoft.
But they still control 83% of markets and that -- 3% are already running previous versions of windows.
The represented -- a paradigm shift for how users will use windows and receive windows yet I don't definitely a risk all the gonna -- kids I mean you know if he's very different.
And a lot of all the people find it difficult to adjust to you know clicking on the tiles as opposed to shifting things around with a -- apps.
Actually see you knows well that if people don't respond that well to change.
I folks that are upgrading from an existing computer that don't have a touch screen are gonna find the windows eight and modern you wives is that house referencing a bit difficult to use and -- However folks buying new computers or equipment touch screen that have multi touch -- you can pinch to zoom in swipe.
I may really -- windows -- it's also gonna bring with a new form factors as well laptops early on that it is open up like sequential design it and flip over.
-- have a lot of other features that are gonna make them more tablet sector.
So you like it you say this will be that this is not make or break.
It's somewhere in the middle for Microsoft because people on gonna use this windows -- system.
People are gonna have no choice but -- -- -- I will say this I've been using its invade an alpha for the better part of a few months and I've grown to appreciate it and I'm certainly in a rare market as far as that technology and it took me some -- -- had to do it.
Things are very difficult things like shutting down including applications aren't as intuitive as they once were.
-- for generation if not the computer savvy significant have a bit of difficulty but how about Steve Obama.
He's been -- he's been running this company for at least ten years I think -- That is this is the last two raw and if it doesn't make it's he's out.
You know it would seem like we did have conversation almost every year it seems like bombers.
Always on the -- Always on the -- he's taken a big risk here for a few reasons first the surface tablet.
Microsoft for really the first time is making their own hardware that represents millions and millions of dollars.
Has gone into research and R&D and windows eight and Adam when does phony coming out a few weeks later.
And if this thing doesn't make it is he got to be forced to resign because a lot of shareholders like myself.
All waiting for Microsoft to before waiting for Steve Obama to befall a new site.
Yes nothing's more public than windows and Microsoft Office and both of those are on a lot.
OK John right engine from techno buffalo we appreciate being with a John thanks a lot of --
