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Ha ha, good one! That is the status at the moment, at least if you listen to many of the clown tech writers. I think most people that have given Windows 8/8.1 a chance actually like it. The question is whether they will eventually move away from desktop mode and go all in with the Metro UI. Like any other iteration of Windows, adoption will be gradual and once people learn it they will crave continuity. That's not even factoring in any users that develop an affinity through the Surface or other Windows tablets. Having said that, the bar is not set very high to achieve dramatic success from a merged OS because even if half of the existing Windows 8.1 users consider switching to Windows Phone, the whole mobile landscape would be turned on its head.
While Windows 8.1 user base is large. It won't do much compared to 100s of millions of iOS and Android devices out there. While having the sake OS on your phone and computer is cool, I think they should do someone of the same integration like iOS has and also focus on their Bing and Xbox Services. That's their most stand out features is that they have all Xbox services on WP.
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