The anticipated Windows 8 should be released before the end of this year and, despite changes of interface scare more conservative users, the expected adoption of the system is great. The proof came out of Steve Ballmer's own mouth: he says that by the end of 2013, 500 million users will install the new system.
The statement was given in a presentation to the CEO of Microsoft in South Korea The executive also said that Windows 8 is "the rebirth of the Microsoft Windows" and also said that "it is certainly the most important work we've done." When asked about Skype, Ballmer said that a version for Windows 8 (probably with the support interface meters) will be released "soon" but did not say how soon it should happen.
Much is said of the big news of Windows 8, mostly on what Microsoft is doing to improve the user experience with the system. But is that such news will even make it to have all that Ballmer expects this adoption? That change will stop some users on Windows 7 right? We'll have to wait to find out, but I bet many will wait to upgrade (I'll be one of them). The forecast is that in October this year the system is already available for sale.
Remember that in July 2010, one year after its release, Windows 7 had sold "only" 170 million licenses. Already the latest figures released by Microsoft in January this year, realize that more than 525 million licenses of the system had been sold.
The statement was given in a presentation to the CEO of Microsoft in South Korea The executive also said that Windows 8 is "the rebirth of the Microsoft Windows" and also said that "it is certainly the most important work we've done." When asked about Skype, Ballmer said that a version for Windows 8 (probably with the support interface meters) will be released "soon" but did not say how soon it should happen.
Much is said of the big news of Windows 8, mostly on what Microsoft is doing to improve the user experience with the system. But is that such news will even make it to have all that Ballmer expects this adoption? That change will stop some users on Windows 7 right? We'll have to wait to find out, but I bet many will wait to upgrade (I'll be one of them). The forecast is that in October this year the system is already available for sale.
Remember that in July 2010, one year after its release, Windows 7 had sold "only" 170 million licenses. Already the latest figures released by Microsoft in January this year, realize that more than 525 million licenses of the system had been sold.
