Washing Windows Microsoft takes another crack at its operating-system upgrade

摘要

Last october, microsoft released Windows 8. With a radically new touch-friendly interface, an app store and other iPad-era trimmings-and no iconic Start button-it was a bold reimagining of the world's dominant PC operating system. Maybe too bold. In the wake of its release, PC sales plunged by a record-setting 14% in the first quarter of this year, according to research firm IDC.