W8 continues doing great:
http://www.dividend.com/news/2013/argus-downgrades-mircosoft-msft/
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Argus
reported on Friday that they have lowered their rating for software company, Microsoft Corporation(MSFT).
The firm has downgraded MSFT from a “Buy” to a “Hold,” due to a lack of sales of Windows 8.
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http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2013/01/04/microsoft-argus-cuts-to-hold-windows-8-well-behind-win-7-adoption-curve/
Quote:
Argus Research‘s Joseph Bonner today cut his rating on shares of Microsoft (MSFT) to Hold from Buy, writing that “Early data indicate that Windows 8 may not be selling particularly well and that mass adoption will likely
take longer than initially expected.”
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While we expected the adoption of Windows 8 to build slowly, without an “Apple-like” blockbuster debut, it currently appears that Windows 8 has had
no impact on consumers’ migration to non-Windows tablet devices and has done little to boost PC sales. PC makers Fujitsu and Acer have both pointed to weak sales of Windows 8 devices. Fujitsu has said that it will miss its fiscal year target for PC shipments
by one million units, and has lowered its unit shipment forecast to 6 million from 7 million.
Meanwhile, Acer management has commented that the Windows 8 touch-screen interface may be scaring off consumers. Industry tracker NPD Group recently reported that sales of Windows devices fell 21% year-over-year in the month following the release
of Windows 8, and that sales of notebook PCs fell 24% during this period. NPD also noted that Windows 8 accounted for 58% of Windows device sales versus 83% for Windows 7 at the same time in its release cycle. In addition, although the new Surface tablet is
clearly a showcase for the company’s technology, disappointing sales could tarnish this first foray into tablet computing. The Surface Pro, with full MS Office compatibility, is scheduled to be released in January. However, even with full Office functionality,
the base model price of $899, compared to $399 for an iPad 2, could give some customers pause. Windows 8 has several innovative features and has generally received positive reviews. However, the acid test is consumer adoption, which is likely to take longer
than we initially expected.
Oh well, this article has one failure: The reviews were actually for the most part just average.
Especially sad that all of this is actually fixable. A bit more honest marketing and a bit more options in the software itself about which GUI you prefer and everything would be far smoother and with far less drama. Yet they insist on playing this ego game
for no good reason.
View the full article
http://www.dividend.com/news/2013/argus-downgrades-mircosoft-msft/
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Argus
reported on Friday that they have lowered their rating for software company, Microsoft Corporation(MSFT).
The firm has downgraded MSFT from a “Buy” to a “Hold,” due to a lack of sales of Windows 8.
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http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2013/01/04/microsoft-argus-cuts-to-hold-windows-8-well-behind-win-7-adoption-curve/
Quote:
Argus Research‘s Joseph Bonner today cut his rating on shares of Microsoft (MSFT) to Hold from Buy, writing that “Early data indicate that Windows 8 may not be selling particularly well and that mass adoption will likely
take longer than initially expected.”
Quote:
While we expected the adoption of Windows 8 to build slowly, without an “Apple-like” blockbuster debut, it currently appears that Windows 8 has had
no impact on consumers’ migration to non-Windows tablet devices and has done little to boost PC sales. PC makers Fujitsu and Acer have both pointed to weak sales of Windows 8 devices. Fujitsu has said that it will miss its fiscal year target for PC shipments
by one million units, and has lowered its unit shipment forecast to 6 million from 7 million.
Meanwhile, Acer management has commented that the Windows 8 touch-screen interface may be scaring off consumers. Industry tracker NPD Group recently reported that sales of Windows devices fell 21% year-over-year in the month following the release
of Windows 8, and that sales of notebook PCs fell 24% during this period. NPD also noted that Windows 8 accounted for 58% of Windows device sales versus 83% for Windows 7 at the same time in its release cycle. In addition, although the new Surface tablet is
clearly a showcase for the company’s technology, disappointing sales could tarnish this first foray into tablet computing. The Surface Pro, with full MS Office compatibility, is scheduled to be released in January. However, even with full Office functionality,
the base model price of $899, compared to $399 for an iPad 2, could give some customers pause. Windows 8 has several innovative features and has generally received positive reviews. However, the acid test is consumer adoption, which is likely to take longer
than we initially expected.
Oh well, this article has one failure: The reviews were actually for the most part just average.
Especially sad that all of this is actually fixable. A bit more honest marketing and a bit more options in the software itself about which GUI you prefer and everything would be far smoother and with far less drama. Yet they insist on playing this ego game
for no good reason.
View the full article