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Windows 8 Destroyed PC Sales

Nick Farrell | TechEye.net | April 11, 2013

PC sales fell 14 percent in the first three months of the year in what is the biggest decline in two decades. Read More »

Windows 8 Is Watching You

Rebecca Greenfield | Atlantic Wire | August 24, 2012

Playing around with the manufacturers' version of the not-yet-widely released Windows 8, programmer (and hacker) Nadim Kobeissi discovered that the operating system "tells Microsoft about everything you install" and does that "not very securely." Read More »

Windows 8 Tells Microsoft About Everything You Install, Not Very Securely

Nadim Kobeissi | http://log.nadim.cc | August 24, 2012

This is a very serious privacy problem, specifically because Microsoft is the central point of authority and data collection/retention here and therefore becomes vulnerable to being served judicial subpoenas or National Security Letters intended to monitor targeted users. This situation is exacerbated when Windows 8 is deployed in countries experiencing political turmoil or repressive political situations...
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Windows 8 — Disappointing Usability For Both Novice And Power Users

Jakob Nielson | Jakob Nielson's Alertbox | November 19, 2012

[...] With the recent launch of Windows 8 and the Surface tablets, Microsoft has reversed its user interface strategy. From a traditional Gates-driven GUI style that emphasized powerful commands to the point of featuritis, Microsoft has gone soft and now smothers usability with big colorful tiles while hiding needed features. Read More »

Windows 8: Microsoft's New Coke Moment

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | ZDNet | May 1, 2013

The latest operating systems numbers are in, and Windows 8's failure is clearer than ever. Can Microsoft, like Coca-Cola before it, bring victory out of a defeated product launch? Read More »

Windows XP And Windows 8: The Worst Possible Combination For Microsoft

Steve Ranger | ZDNet | February 2, 2014

ZDNet's Monday Morning Opener: The death of XP and the birth of Windows 8 could create an unexpected opportunity for Android and Apple. Read More »

Windows XP Dies At 12 1/2 After Long Illness

Larry Seltzer | ZD Net | April 8, 2014

Microsoft Windows XP's lifecycle came to an end today after a tumultuous 12-year reign as the most successful operating system ever.  Despite great market success, Windows XP had been suffering from severe security vulnerabilities almost since birth.

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Windows: It's Over

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | ZDNet | April 15, 2013

You can think Windows 8 will evolve into something better, but the numbers show that Windows is coming to a dead end. Read More »