Windows 8 failed for a number of reasons. Probably the main reason was that Microsoft lost sight of the corporate market. The companies who may have 20′000 employees all working with Windows. Windows 8 was so very different from Windows 7 from a usability perspective, that it was a rough switch.
This is what my research found. windows 8 (8.1) was such a total disaster because Microsoft (obviously) wanted to cross platform PCs to the Microsoft OS for their phones. But what they failed to account for is that, while a good chunk of people use their phones for a ton of crap.
With Windows 8 for desktop, Microsoft was trying to promote both desktop and mobile running Windows 8 as a full package. Windows 8 was poorly received by both consumers and businesses, and its bad reception also affected mobile devices, according to the former engineer.
Windows 8 is not merely a garden-variety version of Windows for Microsoft. It is the company’s vision of the future of computing. And users hate it, with good reason.
Is Windows 8 a bad operating system?
It’s not even because Windows 8 is a terrible Operating System –because at its core it’s not. The real reason Windows 8 has failed is because Microsoft has not gone on the offense to promote its great features.
But many users and businesses found Windows 8 a step too far : the changes to the look and feel of the OS — in particular the removal of the familiar Start button and the inability to boot to the desktop — was met with horror by many.
Why did windows 8 fail to migrate to desktop?
The real reason Windows 8 has failed is because Microsoft has not gone on the offense to promote its great features. They seem content to let sales remain stagnant until the release of Windows Blue this summer.