Microsoft sticks at enhancing Windows 7 sale
According to foreign media reports, Microsoft 8 operating system will be released sometime in 2012. It is reported that, Windows 8 operating system for desktop, notebook and tablet computers, can not only run on X86 processors, but also be able to run on ARM-based processor. However, despite the release of Windows 8 times closer and closer, but the promotion of Windows 7 sale, Microsoft seems determined to not give up.
Site news from ZDNet, currently Microsoft is making the investigation on a PC pre-installed Windows 7, trying to learn how many consumers and business users to install Windows 7. According the investigation, Microsoft tries to promote Windows 7 sale. The Windows 7 devices including desktops, notebooks and “Slates” touch-screen device, Microsoft is expected to more business users to upgrade to Windows 7 will be the new platform. Some time ago, Microsoft said that since the release in October 2009, Windows 7 sales have exceeded 400 million, and plans to sell more 200 million copies of Windows 7 sale copies before the official release of Windows 8 sale.
At present, Windows 7 sale PC not only faces the threat of the Mac, is also facing iOS and Android Tablet PC threats. Currently, the market share of iPad has reached 11 percent of global PC share.