I-Microsoft inikeze izibalo zokuthi zingaki izinhlelo zokusebenza ezilandiwe ngonyaka odlule esitolo sayo. Ngokukhethekile babeyoba 250 million ukulanda kusuka ku-Windows Store. Lesi sibalo siyashaqisa ngenxa yesihluku salesi sibalo. Isibalo sinikezwa esigabeni sewebhusayithi yaso Microsoft ngezinombolo, lapho izimpumelelo zenkampani zivezwa ngezibalo eziboniswe kuma-mosaics okukhumbuza isikrini esikhulu se-OS yayo yamanje.
Nokho, lapho singathola idatha eyengeziwe ebeka kumongo wenani lenani esikunike lona ekuqaleni. IMicrosoft idayise izigidi eziyi-100 zamalayisense e-Windows 8 ngonyaka odlule, lokhu kusho ukuthi umsebenzisi ngamunye ongase abe khona, elilodwa lelayisensi ngayinye, ulandiwe 2,5 izicelo ngokwesilinganiso unyaka wonke.
Kubonakala kanjena, imiphumela ayithembisi ngempela. Nakuba iqiniso liwukuthi amaningi ala malayisensi ngawe-PC futhi abasebenzisi bayo abaningi abasebenzisi isixhumi esibonakalayo esisekelwe ku-Metro futhi bafaka izinhlelo nezinhlelo zokusebenza zezinkampani zangaphandle njengoba beye benza konke ukuphila kwabo kumakhompyutha abo.
Uma siyiqhathanisa nonyaka wokuqala we-iOS App Store, sizobona ukuthi izicelo eziyizigidi ezingu-1.500 zilandwe phakathi kwezigidi ezingu-40 ze-iPhone ne-iPod Touch ezathengiswa. Lokhu kunikeze isilinganiso sezinhlelo zokusebenza ezingama-37 ngomsebenzisi ngamunye ezilandwe phakathi nonyaka.
Le datha ingase ithinte leyo yakwa-Redmond, hhayi kangako kwezempilo njengenkundla ngokwe-PC, kodwa ngokuheha inkundla enakho kubathuthukisi bezinhlelo zokusebenza zesixhumi esibonakalayo sokuthinta. Ngamafuphi, uma abasebenzisi beqhubeka nokusebenzisa iWindows njengenjwayelo, kungani betshala imali ezinguqulweni zokuthinta?
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi lokhu kungaba yinkinga uma kubhekwa ukuthi izixhumanisi zokuthinta ziyiqiniso elingenakuphikiswa kanye noshintsho ekuthuthukisweni kwemboni.
Umthombo: Izikhathi zethebhu
Ezigidini ezingu-100 zamalayisense e-Windows 8 adayisiwe, u-36% wenze "ukwehlisa" ku-Windows 7, lezi zibalo azikufaki ku-Microsoft ngezinombolo ...