Microsoft’s upcoming next-generation operating system will be the driving force behind the company’s triumphant “re-rise” according to Acer chairman and CEO, J.T. Wang. While Microsoft maintained a 91.86% share of the global operating system market in October according to Net Applications — Apple’s OS X was No. 2 with just 6.94% of the market — the company’s mind share is still in decline along with its mobile business. In an interview with DigiTimes, Wang said Windows 8 will reverse this trend while also greatly improving the Windows user experience on PCs. Microsoft is directly addressing consumer demands with Windows 8, Wang said, rather than adding “unnecessary functions” that users openly objected to. The Acer chairman sees Windows 8 as not only a big boost for Microsoft, but also for the PC industry in Taiwan and abroad, which has seen slowed growth in recent quarters. Microsoft said it will release its new PC operating system some time in the second half of 2012.
Windows 8 will be huge for Microsoft and PC industry, Acer CEO says
Updated Dec 19th, 2018 7:34PM EST
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