Unnamed Microsoft Partner Says Windows 8 Caused “Millions” To Switch To Apple

Here’s another shot across the bow of Windows 8. Two unnamed OEM sources told ZDNet this:

Privately, one OEM source told me that Microsoft is “destroying” the PC industry, while another claimed that Windows 8 has “handed over millions of customers to Apple.”

Ouch. That’s really harsh, but it’s not the first time that this has been heard. It is the first time that someone wouldn’t go on the record. That says something to me. It says that Microsoft has a serious problem on its hands and they need to act on this or face a broader backlash that it may not recover from.

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