Acer president Jim Wong has
been highly critical of Microsoft and the Windows 8 operating system over the past year. The executive previously bashed the company for its Surface tablet and
failed marketing of Windows 8 devices. Microsoft
recently confirmed that it is working on
Windows 8.1,
codenamed Windows Blue, which will be an update that
includes various software changes, such as the return of the Start button. Wong believes these changes are a step in the right direction, noting that Microsoft is being more “considerate” to its hardware partners and adopting their input “at a high percentage.”
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