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November 24th, 2012, 19:21 GMT · By Bogdan Popa

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Good News for Windows 8: PCs Still Number One on the Web

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StollzNow Research has just published the findings of a new survey, revealing that PCs still represent the most popular choice when it comes to browsing the Internet, while smartphones and tablets take the second and the third spot, respectively.

94 percent of the respondents said they were using a PC to connect to the Internet, while 69 percent of them also relied on their smartphones for web browsing. Only 58 percent of the consumers use a tablet for this purpose.

This is clearly good news for Windows 8, Microsoft’s latest operating system that’s available on desktop PCs, tablets and mobile phones.

Sales of the new software are apparently disappointing, with Steve Ballmer blaming the PC industry for Windows 8 slow debut. Given the fact that PCs are still popular for Internet users, Windows 8 sales could actually take off in 2013 at a much faster pace.

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Comment #1 by: Mikael on 25 Nov 2012, 15:52 UTC reply to this comment

Since Win8 acts like it is a Tablet, I'd say it was a bad move to force all users to use their PC as if it was a Tablet, and almost transforming the PC into a Tablet. What does that say about the success of Win8? Why act like a Tablet when users still want to use a real PC to access internet the most? "Good News for Windows 8", well, NO since they try so hard (overdone it if you ask me) to be Tablet "friendly"that they actually land in that category, thus becoming the least popular choice.


Comment #2 by: Roger Jennings on 25 Nov 2012, 16:26 UTC reply to this comment

The survey repondents were Australians. I believe tablet market penetration is higher, possibly much higher, in the US.

--rj

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