It’s official, Windows 8 is a write-off . Sales for the operating system have been poor and now it is even starting to lose market share to Windows 7. To Microsoft MSFT -0.07%’s credit it has bravely persisted addressing issue after issue. Most notable was the major Windows 8.1 Update 1 patch released in April which makes the OS a genuinely credible platform. Still it remains far from perfect and now Microsoft is prematurely pulling the plug.
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It is great to show backbone but Windows 8 is a complete and utter failure and it will be hard for Microsoft to turn around the public's perception. Ditching it might be their best move. But they need to offer the upgrade free to Window 8 users.