The problem facing Windows 8 is that it isn't a particularly good tool for
anything.
The slashdot discussion had many users commenting how a touchscreen
Wacom device was wonderful for Pen-based drawing. However, for the life of me,
I don't see how Windows 8 is particularly good at this type of artwork. The
users are really saying that "a Wacom tablet is wonderful" (for their
application.)
After exiting the pen-based drawing paradigm, the Windows 8
devices aren't particularly good at anything. Many of the Windows 8 laptops
don't even have touchscreens, and Windows 7 has a way better interface paradigm
for people with a mouse and keyboard. Microsoft developed the mouse/keyboard
paradigm over almost 3 decades, and those 30 years of evolution paid off in the
development of Windows 7.
Steve Balmer's desire to dominate new markets is
not a valid reason for people to purchase Microsoft products. Instead,
Microsoft needs to understand why its customers purchase its products, and
develop solutions for them. Microsoft needs to focus on creating great tools,
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