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Analysts are split on how big of a gamble Microsoft has made by making significant changes to the interface of its flagship Windows operating system software.



From ComputerWorld:
Analysts parsing Microsoft's recent revelations about the next generation of Windows are split on the risks posed by focusing the update on touch technology and the needs of the consumer market.

"They're betting the farm on this one," said Wes Miller, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft who was part of the vendor's Windows team from 2000 to 2004.
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