[AccessD] Windows 8

That is one reason I do not like these studies, there is little explanation
or analysis accompanying the dara.

For example an answer to the question whether a post-sales purchase of W7
displaces the W8 purchase and shores up the W7 percentage.  I believe that
installed base is more meaningful than market share because if I buy a W8
machine because that's how it comes equipped, only to throw away the OS and
put on an aftermarket copy of W7 for $80-100 from eBay, then the W8 numbers
are misleading. Still new hardware, it's just a cost of using good tools
(W7).
On Mar 4, 2014 11:17 PM, "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> wrote:

> The WIn8 numbers will include all the new machines sold nominally with
> Win8 ( essentailly
> every machine sold since its introduction i.e. with Win 8 licences). It
> doesn't tell you how
> many  wer regressed to Win7 by the buyers (which would be the vast
> majority of corporate
> purchases).
>
> --
> Stuart
>
> On 5 Mar 2014 at 4:07, Darryl Collins wrote:
>
> > Yeah,  It puts the Mac (OS X PC at least) market into perspective that
> > is for sure.  I would also guess that a the W8 numbers are made up of
> > some early adopters and testers, but mainly folks who just buy from
> > the Shop when their old PC dies and meekly accept whatever OS it comes
> > with.  It is clear there is little enthusiasm for W8.x from majority
> > of the PC customers.  I mean, even Vista has managed 3.1% share and
> > that is a widely unloved OS.  Not that far behind W8.1 on 4.3%.   I
> > would really love to see Enterprise/Business vs consumer in here.  I
> > would bet that the W8 installs are widely biased towards the consumer
> > market.
> >
> > I would also suspect that much of the W8.1 number is cannibalising the
> > W8.0 percentage, given it is a free update and does offer a better
> > experience that W8.  Even so - I am surprised that those number are
> > not reversed, more folks on 8.1 than 8.0.  To me, that adds support to
> > my "mum and dads" theory on W8 user base.  These folks are large not
> > tech savvy, what other explanation can there be to have a higher W8 vs
> > W8.1 percentage?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bill Benson
> > Sent: Wednesday, 5 March 2014 2:56 PM To: Access Developers discussion
> > and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Windows 8
> >
> > Darryl, I have to laugh that they bothered putting Win 98 in the
> > table, just to show it at 0.00%. I appreciate your posting what you
> > did because it surprised me 8 is as far along as it is, in just a
> > couple years. Weird. I took the only win 8 machine I owned back to the
> > store where I bought it. I wonder if sales are one way in that
> > compilation?
> >
> > ;)
> >
> > It was interesting to see Win 8/8+ has more market share than all Mac
> > software combined.
> >
> > I read that in Dec 2013 Win 7 had its biggest monthly market share
> > gain in a year, continuing to rise even while MS presses manufacturers
> > and the public to adopt 8.1. In my non industry expert guess it is due
> > to the fact that sales of XP are not commercially available anymore
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