Microsoft?s launch of Windows 8 amid great fanfare this week left many users wondering whether the new operating system can prove a big boost to the ailing PC market.
Analysts said Friday that while Windows 8 may help keep the business afloat, it probably won?t be enough to return the business to anywhere near its former glory.
?Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that Windows 8 will be enough to turn around PC sales,? said Charles King, an analyst at Pund-IT.
?At the end of the day, IT sales depend as much on customer confidence as they do on vendor innovation,? King said. ?Vendors can occasionally nudge a market in one direction or another, a bit like a tugboat guides a far larger ship. But no single company can drag broader markets along in its wake.?
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