Devices running Windows 8 with touch interface, according to analyzes, are a category of products based on this platform, which not only sold better than expected, but even significantly surpasses exception.
After transition to Windows 8 notebook manufacturers began to equip their products with less optical drive. Typically, the touch interface adds to the cost of laptop $ 50-60, and for the reduction of the final price producers often prefer to abandon the optical drive. In addition, the absence of the latter can make the notebook thinner.
Now only 60% of new laptops are equipped with optical drives, and Windows 8 expansion only exacerbate this trend.
According to expert NPD Group commentary, who are trying to find the causes of recent Microsoft decision to expand the geography of tablet Surface sales . One hypothesis - not a high demand for the tablets in this series. As we previously reported, Windows 8 devices with a touchscreen interface sold better than their counterparts without a touchscreen. In addition, due to expansion of sales geography Microsoft can increase total sales of tablets.