Underwhelming PreRelease Response Raise Concerns ahead of Windows 8 Launch!

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We are about four weeks away from the official public release of Windows 8 and for the various devices slated for release for the launch.But there’s no indication about how big(or  small) will be the response from the consumers who will be upgrading to or buying a fresh copy of Windows 8.Microsoft Has already made some good efforts to make sure that the launch live up to the expectations with lower upgrade prices for Wndows 8.

ComputerWorld, Recently reported about the prerelease version installs  as compared to the Windows 7′s prerelease Installs a month before the launch of the operating system and  as it turns out the numbers are not in favor of Windows 8,at the time of Windows 7 almost 1.64% users installed  pre release version a month before the release,while for Windows 8 the number marks at  about 0.33%  which is 5 times lesser than the predecessor.

Again this is just a pure pre release comparison and with the release of Windows 8 we can expect a better conversion rate with two different versions from Microsoft with Windows RT and Windows 8 and the fact that the operating system is being optimized for the touch screens,might just make the users wait a bit for the hardware release than actually trying out the operating system on non touch based PCs.

 So we would have to wait and watch if Windows 8 turns out to be yet another Vista or as good as Windows 7 if not better than the current operating system.

  • http://www.facebook.com/KozureOokami Dan Stephens

    A larger perspective is sometimes in order. Since the comparison is being made to windows 7, it is appropriate to compare to what people are upgrading from.
    In the case of Windows 7, the typical upgraded machine was the much maligned Vista. It could easily be argued that people were in a hurry to leave Vista behind.
    In the case of the upcoming Windows 8, the typical machine will be Windows 7. People are happy with Windows 7 and may be reluctant to leave it behind. Certainly, if the current device has no touch capabilities, people will find less of a reason to move from Windows 7.
    Certainly, the XP crowd has already decided to hang in there with their current situation.

  • 1stkorean

    Although I don’t think this means anything, I have always said Windows 8 will not fair well on standard desktops and laptops but will do well on touch enabled devices. I have Windows 8 Pro activated as my primary OS on my laptop and have grown to really like it in a keyboard/mouse environment. Once it is configured to your individual usage it is Awesome.

  • Klimax

    Well, some of us are already on W8… (MSDN Academic Alliance licence)

  • http://www.facebook.com/KrissrocK Philip Christian

    it means nothing…the people that install these previews are tech people or people with a decent amount technical understanding….the majority of windows users are NOT tech people. SO we can’t expect your mom, or sister to be doing. I think we see a decrease in the numbers simply because the technically saavy people aren’t as interested in trying the OS because they don’t have a touch enabled device they can install it on…simple as that. I tried it on my desktop, it’s cool, but i know i’d have more fun with a touch system. but i don’t have one..so i don’t use the w8 VM too much…You’ll still a high acceptance rate of W8 because of the tablets…