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Microsoft is betting their future on a redesigned Windows with an unprecedented upgrade price of $39, and just pissed off their hardware vendors by launching th

• olalonde 14y ago
  Microsoft has redesigned Windows and lowered prices multiple times in the past, before the advent of the iPhone. I wouldn't call this a disruption. Furthermore, I would guess only extremely few people are choosing an iPhone rather than a laptop/desktop computer.
  • flatline3 14y ago
    Microsoft redesigned Windows around tablet interfaces and launched their own ARM hardware to run it. How much does it take before you'll call it a disruption?
    • olalonde 14y ago
      I was specifically talking about the iPhone. Tablets definitely stand a better chance at "disrupting" the industry although this is also debatable. I will call it a disruption when people start using iPhones/iPad instead of laptops/desktops. This doesn't seem to be the case for a large majority of people.
      • bryne 14y ago
        It's not necessary for it to be a majority to be a market disruption.
• spiralpolitik 14y ago
  Microsoft having to lower prices is more a function of the total cost of a PC these days. When an average PC cost $2000, suddenly $200 for an OS upgrade wasn't huge. Now when your PC costs $100-$200 then a $200 OS upgrade suddenly hurts the pocket. Also for Microsoft's strategy to succeed its essential for them to get as much of their market using Windows 8 and Metro as quickly as possible. Hence the sacrifice of the existing cash cow in the hope it will birth a new cash cow.