But some also stick up for the software company
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Microsoft takes a big gamble with Windows 8
Gartner casts dark cloud over company's plans
Dell not pushing enterprise Ultrabooks, channel partners say
Windows 8 and the price tag makes them unfeasible
Windows 8 faces severe App store hurdles
Ethelred not quite ready
Compal, Lite-On predict Windows 8 uptick
Shipments to improve later this year
DRAM inventories surge as PC stock builds ahead of Windows 8 release
DRAM market could see further price drops
Dell cares about MS Surface despite its bravado front say disties
Company gearing up for Surface launch
Double dip recession and more doom for resellers
Ignore the retail optimism: the channel has it tough until next year.
Big names bully the channel
Comment: Software and hardware companies are starting to get beyond themselves.
Microsoft Windows 8 partly to blame for notebook slowdown
Resellers jump to operating systems defence
UK PC shipments fall as consumer interest stays sluggish
Weak demand causing stock build up ahead of Windows 8 launch
Nokia revises its channel strategy
Opts for a few exclusive operators
Intel shows clear signs it’s got the corporate collywobbles
It dances the jitterbug...
Distributors face uncertain future for PC and notebook shipments
Blame Windows 8 and economic crisis
Microsoft announces channel changes
New Office 365 open license and Windows 8 launch
Microsoft’s Surface poses tricky questions for Intel
Keep taking the tablets
Windows 8 price hikes could hurt Ultrabook sales
Vendors could struggle to keep pricing down if Microsoft ups its license costs
More than 900,000 Android devices activated every day
Intel invests in touchscreen supply chain to push next gen Ultrabooks
Intel signs agreement with Taiwanese touch screen manufacturers to keep Ultrabook hybrid supply safe
Microsoft pins its hopes on Windows 8
Hardware vendors to show off their wares at Computex 2012
Microsoft inflexibility means reseller ideas wasted.
The reseller community has a conundrum
Microsoft takes big gamble with Windows 8
No one cares about operating systems any more
Channel players doubt Windows 8 Ultrabook boost
Short term sales increases could be hampered by early adoption fears
Android steals tablet march from Microsoft – at least for a quarter
Windows 8 missed the boat for Q2
As Windows 8 approaches, vendors experience collective migraine
Demand a mystery
Microsoft throws money at app developers
Redmond is taking a gamble on its new platform
Citrix offers up easy to use Windows service optimised for mobile users
Microsoft Windows 8 – it’s not too late
Too late for Microsoft to change its mind, that is
Early Windows 8 bird may spell channel bonanza
The software giant hides Windows 8 under a cloud of unknowing