If you are even slightly into computers then you know how
different Windows 8 is from previous versions of Windows and how it’s been a
real struggle for Microsoft to get people to adapt to and embrace it. And if
you have used it yourself then you know how frustrating it can be to do things
you used to be able to do easily before. Then again there are many people who
love the new interface but not nearly as many as Microsoft would like there to
be.
Hewlett Packard (HP) is a huge computer manufacturer and
sells countless numbers of new computers each year. Now it seems that they are
promoting Windows 7 over Windows 8 as a preferred option for new computers
calling it a "familiar and intuitive environment" and “back by
popular demand.” Of course you will still be able to get a new HP computer that
runs Windows 8 but now you will be able to “downgrade” to Windows 7 if that is
what you are really after.
HP is most likely doing this to boost PC sales which have
lost some serious ground to tablets in the last couple of years. Since Windows
8 is designed to run on tablets its better suited for someone with a touch
screen rather than a keyboard and mouse so that is part of the problem for
diehard PC users. With Windows support set to continue until 2015 we may see
more personal computer manufacturers doing the same thing.
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