So the softies are now in denial.
First, the newly uncovered signs that the recovery actually never happened sure indicate that this Holiday season we are going to see fewer PC being bought not only on the U.S. but also in Europe (currently sucked the debt crisis in Greece, Spain and Portugal).
Then, there's the iPad effect which basically sucked life from netbooks and lower cost laptops.
Microsoft should stop confusing bundled Windows sales (where the customer has no say in which OS he gets) and "actual" Windows 7 loyal customers. Else they could label Windows 7 an "unbeatable success" when in real terms it could end up being an OS with marginal market-share (akin to Mac OS X) against an XP/iOS/Android dominated market.
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