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Microsoft Clarifies Ballmer's Claims of Massive Windows 8 Adoption

May 25, 2012

Reports earlier this week that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer predicted unprecedented sales of Windows 8 were wrong on multiple counts. full story

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Microsoft Clarifies Ballmer's Claims of Massive Windows 8 Adoption

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