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May 8, 2013

Microsoft says it's working on Windows 8 fix

  • The decision to tweak Windows 8 so soon after it went on sale may reinforce perceptions that the product is a flop.
    • By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
    AP Technology Writer

    SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales.

    The tune up announced Tuesday won't be released to consumers and businesses until later this year. The changes, part of a software package given the codename “Blue,” are a tacit acknowledgment of the shortcomings in Windows 8, a radical overhaul of Microsoft Corp.'s ubiquitous operating system.


     
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