Analysis: Windows 8 greeted with apathy from many, enthusiasm from some

Danny Palmer
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Danny Palmer looks at the reasons behind Windows 8's sluggish uptake in the enterprise market, and hears why one major UK organisation is keen to buck the trend

Microsoft’s latest operating system (OS), Windows 8, launched to much fanfare last October with promises that it would give users a highly versatile computing experience. “Whether you want a tab...

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