Experts presented the cumulative statistics on tablets and laptops.
The specialists note that the PC industry, apparently, did not wait for the expected surge in sales due to the release of new operating system Microsoft.
Note Microsoft itself does not like talking about the end of the era of the PC, which means the end of its monopoly in the PC market. Instead, the software giant market prefers to discuss the transformation of the form factors of mobile systems. However, the economic model of Microsoft actually has not changed, and it is capable of destroying all of its endeavors.
Experts split the cost of Microsoft Office Suite and the price of the company on the amount of supply of computers for a certain period.
As you can see, now, each manufacturer pay Microsoft $ 52 for the operating system and $ 67 for a package of office programs. Naturally, the company would like to apply a similar model to the tablet and, according to the recommended price for tablets Surface, Tablet with a price over $ 500 net income may be at $ 150. This amount is sufficient for Microsoft to stay in the old economic model.
At the same time, the policy involves the sale of Apple software for the price up to $ 10. Moreover, applications often can be installed on multiple devices without purchasing additional licenses. Microsoft could count on the corporate user, but the current economic crisis makes us look for new economic model. Related Products :
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