According to NPD Group, Windows 8 didn't prove to be enough of a draw over the holiday buying period to prop up a struggling PC notebook economy. Sales of Windows machines among consumers were reportedly down 11 percent year-over-year compared to where the market stood in 2011 — even after the high profile launch of Redmond's latest operating system on October 26th. The research company collected sales data from Best Buy, Walmart, and a number of online retailers for its somber assessment.
Stephen Baker, NPD's VP of industry analysis, put it succinctly by saying the young OS “did little to boost holiday sales or improve the year-long Windows notebook sales decline." And despite Windows 8's touch-oriented nature, touchscreen...
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