Consumers yearning for a Windows OS tablet

Release Date 7 Oct, 2011 in TechSpot

 
   

If you want a Microsoft Winpad, this is what you get (until next year)

ZDNet (blog) - Mary Jo Foley - 7 Oct, 2011
Summary: According to a new survey, users seem very interested in Microsoft Winpad tablets, but what are their options for the next year or so? You can get a tablet running Windows today from a variety of ...

Clark Howard: Tablet wars could pay off for the holidays

Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) - Clark Howard - 7 Oct, 2011
Consumer expert Clark Howard's column appears here each Thursday in conjunction with Deal Spotter, a weekly print section in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Santa Clark here with a prediction about the hot electronics item this coming Christmas ...

Has Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Turned a Corner?

NewsFactor Network - Barry Levine - 7 Oct, 2011
Industry research firm IDC has been bullish on Windows Phone 7, predicting that Microsoft's struggling market position will turn into second-place worldwide by 2015, behind Android and ahead of Apple's iOS. ...

Consumers yearning for a Windows OS tablet

TechSpot - Shawn Knight - 7 Oct, 2011
Consumers are more eager than ever to buy a tablet, so long as it's running a Windows operating system. A new study indicates that Microsoft is leaving the competition in the dust when it comes to desired tablet operating system. ...

Consumers want a nice sleek tablet, but it has to be with Windows

All Touch Tablet - Ionut Popa, John Pope - 7 Oct, 2011
The iPad is certainly the undisputed new gadget of 2010 and Apple sold tens of millions of it. The latest graphs show that Apple gained significant market share if we take operating systems as a whole and don't separate them by category (desktop, ...

Control Your Xbox 360 Using Windows Phone Companion App

VGChartz - Chris M. Arnone - 7 Oct, 2011
Microsoft's Windows Phone has been doing pretty well in the smartphone market. It still lags behind Android and iOS as the preferred platform, but it's doing well. It appears Microsoft is doing everything they ...

Consumers Want a Windows-Based Tablet?

PadGadget - 7 Oct, 2011
By Lory | October 6, 2011 | No comment yet According to a survey from the Boston Consulting Group, US consumers would prefer to have a tablet with the Windows operating system. The survey, as reported by AllThingsD indicated that 42 percent of US ...

Survey Says Majority of Consumers Want a Windows Tab Over iPad

Gotta Be Mobile - Chuong Nguyen - 7 Oct, 2011
A study conducted by Boston Consulting Group reveals that a majority of consumers really want a Windows tab, giving Windows 8 a significant margin over its closest competitor, the iPad. Despite iPad controlling approximately 75% of the tablet ...

Do You Agree? Windows is the most preferred OS for a tablet, study finds

Tablets Planet - Albert Madison - ‎Oct 5, 2011‎
Is the tablet the next major stage for a Microsoft win in operating system market share? Microsoft Windows-based tablets haven't been that popular in the past but the idea behind them help lay some of the ground work for tablet we get to see and enjoy ...

iPads less desired than Windows tablets, says study

SlashGear - ‎Oct 5, 2011‎
According to new study by Boston Consulting Group, there's a surprising amount of interest in tablets running Microsoft's Windows operating system, more so than iPads. Sales figures for Windows tablet PCs versus iPads certainly don't support the survey ...

More People Want A Windows Tablet Than An iPad

SmartHouse - David Richards - ‎Oct 5, 2011‎
By David Richards & Wire Services | Thursday | 06/10/2011 A survey of consumers in the USA, China and Australia has revealed that more people want a Windows tablet than an iPad. A survey of consumers in the USA, China and Australia has revealed that ...

Surprise! More Consumers Want Windows on a Tablet Than iOS or Android

Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows (blog) - Paul Thurrott - ‎Oct 5, 2011‎
I've been saying for a while now that Apple fanatics are underestimating the demand for Windows on an iPad-like tablet, and that many consumers probably walk into Apple Stores to see the iPad but then walk out without one when they discover it doesn't ...

Nevermind the iPhone 5. Where's My Windows iPad?

All Things Digital - Peter Kafka - ‎Oct 5, 2011‎
The Internet will tell you that there is much sadness because Apple didn't release an iPhone 5 yesterday. But if you're really going to venture into the world of tech dreams deferred, then you can end up in some pretty weird places. ...

 

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