Microsoft blames OEMs for slow Windows 8 sales, plans February "relaunch"

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27. I don't see how different devices designed for different purposes will merge...

You are not going to make spreadsheets or write up hundreds of pages of documents faster on a tablet, indeed it is clunky and slower, hence reduces productivity. Not to mention that Windows 8's start page allows 2 apps open at a time, you have to go to the desktop interface to open more. So that's a big fat fail right there, multitasking is necessary in the modern office environment, I have at least 3 applications open at any given time due to the nature of my work, I don't see doing that in Windows 8, in its "Metro" interface.

Even if you are talking about literal merging, well, Desktops are still faster than tablets because tablets are battery powered and have to use slower GPUs and CPUs to conserve battery power. The architectures are still different, though a x86 compatible low power processor is "just around the corner", it will still be slower, so, even assuming you get binary compatibility, there's no guarantee that software will run just as well as it does on desktops and laptops.

Tablets are good for work on the go, that I will concede, such as answering emails, browsing the web, video calls, whatever, but they certainly aren't going to replace Desktops or laptops for certain purposes. Using a bluetooth keyboard and mouse with a tablet is great, but the whole "on the go" part kinda flies out the window.

The problem is they see a future that won't exist for practical reasons, you aren't going to have people sit in their cubicles and reach towards touchscreens to do work when using a mouse and keyboard are superior in every way.

Apple and Google understand this, their OSes have cross compatibility with their respective products, but they are NOT exactly the same, iOS and MacOS X share some interface elements, but only where it makes sense, same for ChromeOS and Android, but again, not the same, different interfaces and OSes for different devices.