Analyst believes that Windows 8.1 could increase Windows 8’s chances to excite

May 20, 2013 18:31 GMT  ·  By

Windows 8 is believed to be a rather disappointing product, despite Microsoft’s statements that the sales performance of its new OS is in line with the one of Windows 7.

Windows 8.1, on the other hand, is expected to come not only with plenty of changes for this particular platform, but also with a major change in the overall approach of the operating system, with Microsoft claiming that it wants its next release to be more user-friendly.

That’s why Forrester analyst David Johnson believes that Windows 8.1 could actually have a better chance to excite the market, especially given the fact that Windows 8 has until now failed to impress.

“Blue gives Windows 8 a better chance of adoption. But the success of that strategy depends on whether enterprises accept the new value in each update, and has much to do with the amount of differences from release to release. That’s the central question,” he said.

Microsoft will introduce the Windows 8.1 public preview next month at the BUILD dev conference, while the stable version is expected to be released later this year.