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FBN’s Shibani Joshi on the factors behind the sluggish sales for Microsoft’s new operating system.
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Okay sales of Microsoft's new windows eight failing exactly -- -- in sales for the tech giant B with PC maker -- up.
Calling sales of the operating system worse than expected -- -- Joshi here to explain.
Why on consumers getting on board.
With this.
You're waiting Schmidt the windows eight -- fact -- yeah Microsoft and the entire PC industry was sitting.
And waiting with bated breath for the release that happened in October and then all of a sudden the industry's there's binding.
And no hasn't been a great response to led to this -- here -- the fourth largest PC maker in the world the president the north America's division saying.
We have not seen the spark happened -- -- sales that we initially get dot.
But NPD analyst Stephen Baker has a better explanation for Hawaii -- we haven't seen this and it's because quote windows eight is not the problem.
Computers.
Are the problem.
There's lots of -- -- on the quote here but that you know -- basically what he's saying is is that we've got an industry that's on the decline in their so many different sort of counterparts.
Our counter parties that are involved in this these contracts are retailers Amazon Best Buy RadioShack -- sell data devices chipmakers Intel AMD applied materials.
And then the PC industry as a whole different amount Microsoft and -- even in the south where companies like Adobe and others out every one is sort of -- -- this but the tablet has covenant -- tablet has come any that's one of the factors the other factor is it's gonna take a -- for these windows.
But going into 2013 we're gonna -- many many more choices out there and that's when -- start to get the traction so.
Basically.
I'm not all the chips are being played right now there's a lot of our action -- I didn't happen -- -- yeah.
I -- it's interesting -- -- -- -- over saturated market would you not agree.
In terms of what does a number.
And devices out -- I mean I think a lot of choices and I don't necessarily think over saturation is very weren't we just have lots of choices -- as great for the census -- there.
Eight you don't have to live up PC and laptop -- on you can -- -- -- into it happily -- -- get a fancy suit -- -- -- -- want.
And that's coming at the expense of PCs.
Interesting stuff -- Bonnie thank you so much --
