And they all had one thing in common: they sucked. They tried to be full notebook replacements without the power or capacity to do the job.
Like those early tablets, Microsoft's chronic problem has been that they try to be all things to all potential users, and as a result, don't do much very well, especially compares to alternatives that focus on areas of specialty (which of course, in turn suffer from problems of being "niche" systems).
The biggest potential pitfall to Windows 8 is that this mentality might simply get worse as they expand their core OS to encompass not just PCs, but also tablets and smartphones. That's liable to make things worse, not better.
Of course, it is possible that Microsoft has learned from their past mistakes. I, personally, just wouldn't bet on it.
Bingo. iOS need only run on a half dozen near identical well known platforms. Windows has to run on a gazillion hack jobs; that alone warrants near double the power and capacity for equal performance.
Fact remains: Contrary to what the Applebots think, Apple did NOT invent the tablet computer, nor any of the technologies that go with it, and Windows tablets existed long before thew iPad. Apple simply took what others had invented before them, refined them, and put them into a package that sold well.
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The reviews so far, including the review from “Wired” have been pretty positive. Plus, Windows 8, in its various iterations, will sell vastly more than the iPad and Apple Macs combined, with Windows 7 having already sold a staggering over 550 million in such a relatively short time.
FORBES:
“We expect Windows 8 to be a bigger hit than Windows 7, which has sold around 550 million licenses to date. Along with Windows 8, Microsoft will also be launching the Windows App Store, which will be the central repository for Windows software, and will allow users to access all available software from a single location.”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/02/13/microsoft-stock-going-to-32-as-windows-8-arrives-this-month/