Dell official claims that Microsoft’s new OS still needs time to excite

Jul 4, 2013 23:11 GMT  ·  By

Windows 8 was officially released in October 2012, but adoption is still low, according to the latest figures provided by market researchers across the globe.

And still, the new operating system has what it takes to make a name for itself, especially in the tablet market, Dell’s global vice president of personal computing Sam Burd said in an interview with The Guardian.

“Businesses are slow to adopt a new operating system,” he said. “But tablets really need Windows 8 to sell well. Still, it is encouraging to see some businesses deploying Windows 8 and tablets. It's going to take some time, and the jury is still out,” he explained.

“IDC's numbers says that Windows 8 on tablets is still far smaller than the iPad, but there are successes. Maybe in a few years when we get to Windows 8 tablets being a third or 40% of tablet volume we can feel it's happening. Tablets are definitely an important piece of the computing business.”

At this point, Windows 8 is powering 5.10 percent of computers worldwide, figures provided by Net Applications for the month of June reveal.

By comparison, Windows 7 is holding a market share of 44.37 percent, while Windows XP comes second with 37.17 percent.