Is that why Windows 8 has basically destroyed Windows based desktop sales?
HP is bringing back Windows 7.
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/hp-brings-back-windows-7-popular-demand-2D11961317
Just about every PC is slow out of the box because of the bloatware included with the computer that subsidizes the costs. Just use a program like pcdecrapifier that takes off the bloatware and use the Windows free antivirus and the computer will be very fast and smooth.
If they really wanted to build sales, they'd bring back XP. Probably the best operating system Micro$oft will ever have.
At least 7 is functional, not garbage like Vista.
My brother bought his “new” Toshiba laptop off the Toshiba canada site with Win7 over Christmas. Apparently, you have to request it from what he learned and they almost never tell their customers they actually still sell the laptops with W7.
Microsoft’s big mistake was forcing people to use the new interface rather than making it easy to use the desktop mode (It is easier with 8.1). So Microsoft did give 8 a bad reputation, but a better version of Windows 7 is underneath the new stuff and easy to access if you try.