Hardware 2.0 posted a story that Gartner warns that Windows 8 tablets wont be iPad killers.

A warning to Microsoft from research firm Gartner that the longer the company delays the release of Windows 8, the less of an appeal it might have with consumers and the more the buzz around the new OS will have worn away.

Basically, the upshot is that the longer Microsoft waits, the more ground iOS and Android gains

  Gartner: Late arrival of Windows 8 might limit its appeal