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Kilika
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« on: January 10, 2014, 03:33:20 am »

The signs are there. Something is taking place in the pc world, and Microsoft is acting strange.

They change CEO, which apparently was needed, but the advent of the all new OS Windows 8, the underhanded way they stopped retail box sales of Windows 7 and didn't admit to it until months later, the across the board OS change to a mobile device style, it all adds up. The electronics industry is moving to smaller "mobile devices" such as smart phones and tablets. People didn't have these type devices before, so it stands to reason that there would be a big surge in sales of those devices, and a drop in traditional laptops and desktop computers, which is exactly what the numbers have shown over the last few years. But once the public has one of those devices and uses it for a bit, they start to realize using it gets old just like all the previous new things they bought in to, and they then start to fall into a routine using that device. Either they find a use for it, or they don't and stop using it.

To me, it appears society is reaching the point of having the newness wear off the whole mobile device craze. Texting will become "old skool" in the not to distant future. Count on it. Society is fickle like that. Now reality is setting in, society has incorporated the smart device into their daily lives, the apps basically work. The roll out seems to be running smooth. But companies need a shiny, new product. Apparently, CES 2014 is showing a definite transition period because a Windows presence is nowhere to be found, which is strange considering the current battle of smart phones, a battle that Windows clearly is trying to compete in. They have been losing, big time.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/9/5291910/microsoft-ces-2014-nowhere-to-be-found-report

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Closing Windows: Microsoft and its platforms are nowhere to be found at CES

By Tom Warren on January 9, 2014 05:18 pm Email @tomwarren

For over a decade, Microsoft was the dominant presence at CES. But since pulling out of the show in 2013, the company has faded almost completely from view this year: the biggest Microsoft story at CES 2014 is that first-choice CEO candidate Alan Mulally has declined the job.

Since it’s not at the show, Microsoft has left it up to its hardware partners to push Windows 8. This year there’s an absence of new Windows PCs, especially exciting ones, and it’s noticeable. With a lack of new products and no presence on the floor, Microsoft and its platforms are almost nowhere to be seen.

Microsoft wasn’t officially at CES last year either, but Steve Ballmer ran on stage with Qualcomm, and Microsoft joined the Samsung press event to demonstrate an impressive Illumiroom concept. This year the company has barely involved itself with CES: Microsoft executives like Julie Larson-Green and Terry Myerson are in Las Vegas, along with lots of employees holding private meetings with partners and OEMs, but the show itself has been dominated by sensors and devices that are optimized for iOS and Android, with few Windows and Windows Phone apps to be seen.

"PC-makers appear to have paused on Windows hybrids at CES"

Although Apple and Google officially sit out the biggest tech trade show of the year, their platforms are well represented by the third parties that create thousands of products for them. This year it feels like Microsoft is simply being left out. It’s certainly not getting any secondary attention from PC partners: while recent years at CES have seen products like the Yoga, ThinkPad Helix, and super-thin ultrabooks from a variety of PC-makers, this year it's been difficult to pinpoint a laptop or hybrid star. After the launch of Windows 8.1, new Surface 2 devices, and a host of fresh hardware for the holidays, PC-makers appear to have paused and put the brakes on any adventurous hardware at CES this year. (cont.)
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« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2014, 11:29:46 am »

Very interesting - looks like the MOB system is right around the corner, where the next "hot thing" they introduce is some "microchip"(or some very little tiny device) where you don't have to carry around anything. It seems like "connecting" with the world (beast)system is getting easier and easier by the moment.
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