Bad News For For Windows 8

Microsoft recently released a shiny-new, touchscreen-optimized operating system called Windows 8.

The OS has received mixed reviews from critics since its October launch. But what the response been on the consumers' end? So far, it's been one great big meh.

Toluna QuickSurveys, a market research firm that conducted a poll of 2,000 PC users. Per the research, two out of five Windows users say they're likely to upgrade to Microsoft's.

From the report:

In all, 38.6% said they were either "very likely" or "quite likely" to upgrade. By contrast, 27.4% said they were either "quite" or "very unlikely" not to upgrade - and 29.4% had no interest either way. Finally, 4.5% said they did not own a Windows PC.