I have been a Windows developer for 20 years. I know FUD when I see it. Microsoft has done some great things in the past... But right now, it is vapor. No price. No specs. Windows 8 draws as many jeers as cheers. Well see. The completion could be good - but it is from Ballmer, so maybe not.
I’m all for competition and applaud an Apple / MS shootout.
MS certainly doesn’t have a rep for “user friendly” and it will be interesting to see how their venture into hardware turns out.
Ford vehicles equipped with MS supplied MyTouch/Sync were responsible for Ford moving lower in the JD Power quality ratings.
http://www.insideline.com/ford/ford-gets-dinged-again-in-jd-powers-quality-study.html