Friday, October 19, 2012

MSFT: "[Windows 8] was very difficult to get used...

4:13 PM "[Windows 8] was very difficult to get used to," says a user who installed a preview version. "I have an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old, and they never got used to it. They were like, 'We're just going to use Mom's computer.'" Microsoft (MSFT) needs to hope such complaints, which are echoed by some reviewers, just amount to initial discomfort with a very different UI. Meanwhile, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff, in typical hyperbole, is declaring the OS "the end of Windows" (for enterprises). (also: I, II) (Read the comments on this)

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MSFT: Buy Microsoft: Windows 8 Devices On Their Way

Buy Microsoft: Windows 8 Devices On Their Way
by Qineqt

Microsoft (MSFT) announced its 1st quarter earnings today and missed analyst estimates. The stock is down 2% after earnings were announced. We believe the miss is a combined factor of Windows 8 anticipation and a global economic slowdown. The company announced that it has certified more than 1000 Windows 8 devices thus far. This is a very bullish signal for success of the new OS. Therefore Microsoft's high dividend yield, low valuations and a positive anticipation of Windows 8 makes us bullish on the stock. read more »

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