Windows 8 As Microsoft (MSFT) does its best to paint a positive picture of its Windows 8 launch, the company s PC vendor partners continue to report weak end-user demand for computers running the new platform. The latest in a long line of such reports comes from Fujitsu (FJTSY) president Masami Yamamoto, who told reporters in Tokyo on Friday that initial demand for Windows 8 is weak. Bloomberg reports that Fujitsu, Japan s top computer service provider, will miss its annual shipment forecast as a result. We can t be optimistic about the PC industry, Tokyo-based analyst Yoshihisa Toyosaki told Bloomberg. PC makers bet on Windows 8 has failed, as cheaper tablet computers are taking away customers.
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