Sales Not As Good Hope, Microsoft Offer Discounts for Windows 8

With the latest operating system, Windows 8, notebook and tablet makers had hoped to push the demand in the market. But instead could drive demand, because the price of notebooks and tablets Windows 8 is too expensive, selling notebooks with the latest platform from Microsoft that was reported to have dropped from the estimate.

Above conditions, as reported by DigiTimes Microsoft, plans to lower the license fee to its hardware partners by offering discounts of up to 20 USD for 11.6 inch notebooks and smaller than that which comes with a touch screen.

For notebook-tablet hybrid device under 10.8 inches, Microsoft also will offer discounts of up to 20 USD plus software Office 2013 for free. Currently, according to the anonymous source said, the cost of the license for the operating system Windows 8 Pro was the range 80-90 USD.

Microsoft discounts given to partners that will begin in April - May. With the discount, the expected retail price for 11.6 inch touchscreen notebook running Windows 8 will be slightly decreased in June.