Windows 8 is battling an inertia problem due to its unfamiliar interface and lack of compelling problem-solving.

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The only problem with the interface is that it offers only 10 hotkeys to bind groups of units.

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Except for this problem of the actual user interface itself.

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And a big part of the problem is that, where the banks interface with the homeowner here - you heard Mr. de los Santos say that he was dealing with JPMorgan Chase.

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The problem is that WebOS, despite its nice user interface and some nice technical qualities, is a failed platform.

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The problem with Windows 8 is that Microsoft decided to shove a highly inefficient touch-based user interface onto millions of PC users using non-touch desktops and notebooks.

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Simcoe, an assistant professor at Boston University, adds that such policies might also resolve a type of coordination problem often seen in the diffusion of technology standards, such as the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface or a new video game console.

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