Microsoft reboots Windows 8 after mixed reception

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Microsoft said Tuesday it will make changes to Windows 8 later this year after a lukewarm reception for the dominant PC operating system released late last year.

Windows chief marketing officer Tami Reller said the company has sold more than 100 million licenses for Windows 8 but that Microsoft was planning an update called Windows Blue after listening to customers.

"Windows Blue is a code name for an update that will be available later this year, building on the bold vision set forward with Windows 8 to deliver the next generation of tablets and PCs," she said in a blog post.

"It will deliver the latest new innovations across an increasingly broad array of form factors of all sizes, display, battery life and performance, while creating new opportunities for our ecosystem."

She added that Windows Blue "is also an opportunity for us to respond to the customer feedback that we've been closely listening to since the launch of Windows 8 and Windows RT."

"This is Microsoft's new Diet Coke story. It was too innovative, too quickly and customers pushed back," said independent analyst Jeff Kagan.

"Companies who want to innovate must do so more slowly to be successful... I don't think Microsoft fully understands yet all the changes they need to make. I have several suggestions."