Is that why expensive(ASP USD 600-1000) PCs preloaded with Windows 8 are outselling cheap (and bestselling)Chromebooks with asp of USD 200-400.Singha wrote:I really wish there was a desktop/non-touch laptop version of Win 8 with all the performance improvements (especially boot-time) but which provided the Win 7 UI with start button and no swipe gestures and gimmicks which only serve to annoy you.
> all the big vendors are asking MSFT for that.
Source: http://beta.fool.com/tlwofford/2013/03/ ... ion/27511/ http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/gadget/ ... nticipatedAlthough I am a fan of the browser, and even of the Chromebooks (for people who are mainly looking to surf the web), they have sold less than 500,000 units according to Digitimes. “Chromebook has less than 1 percent [market] share in the notebook market," they say. "Compatibility and consumer usage habits are the major obstacles that the OS would need to break through to attract demand.” With 350 million total PC sales in 2012 (and an estimated 346 million in 2013), Chromebooks only represent about .14% of those sales. Yes, that's slightly over one tenth of a percent. Let's assume for a minute that one million Chromebooks will be sold in 2013 - that's still less than .3% of total sales expected in 2013. PC sales are expected to be down in 2013 because of the underwhelming reception of Windows 8. The Chrome browser can be downloaded on virtually any device for free, which may not bode well for competition.
These big vendor's biggest problem is not Microsoft or Windows 8, they themselves are their own biggest problem.
Their (and microsofts) biggest problem was their low ASP, which forces them to sell cheap plasticity crap preloaded with bloatware. This forces them to compete for razor thin margins while Apple takes all the "malai".
Microsoft brings Windows 8, giving them an opportunity to raise ASP, get rid of preloaded app and compete with Apple.... But the big vendors, like Acer for example threw hissy fit... and bet on the success of Chromebooks.
Result: Microsoft itself sold around 1.5 Million Surfaces with ASP of around USD 700-1100. HP,Acer, Samsung combined sold around .5 Million Chromebooks with ASP of USD 200-300.
Icing: Acer's new BFF Google forced them to kill their Aliyun OS. Also, they will now have to compete with Google's Pixel.(they were pissed at MS because of Surface)
