Nintendo made a splash at the E3 expo in June with its 3DS hand-held system, which lets a player see games and movies in three dimensions without wearing glasses.
With many companies still making the transition to Windows 7 and many consumers happy enough with the current Microsoft operating system, it may be difficult for Windows 8 to make a big splash, even with the overhauled UI.
As the House of Representatives tore apart Hank Paulson's construct to re-liquefy our banking system, the phrase "bailout" wasn't descriptive enough, just a copy editor's splash headline.