Windows Vista Makes Limited Impact On PC Sales, Analysts Reveal
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| In mature markets expectations are not as bright. "Continuing strong demand
| for mobile PCs, especially among consumers, offer vendors tremendous
| growth opportunities," Shiffler said.
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| Driving mobile PC sales are lower average selling prices, better
| performance, and expanded wireless access, the research firm said.
| ASPs for mobile PCs globally was below $1,100, but buyers in many
| parts of the world had a wide range of choices for less than $1,000.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070629/tc_cmp/200001577;_ylt=AtcBnTBvH6zW5n84xrMTlG0E1vAI
This shift towards mobile devices is good news to Linux.
Related:
Nine burning questions about how Vista is really doing
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| Instead, there's so much spin -- from Microsoft, from rivals such
| as Apple Inc., from market analysts pushing research and more research
| -- it would even leave Sasha Cohen dizzy. Here's our attempt to unravel
| this puzzle-shrinkwrapped-in-a-mystery.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9021838
http://tinyurl.com/2u6gzq
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| Sony, like Microsoft, announces units shipped, not actually sold.
| This allows both companies to advertise sales numbers based on how
| many units they can force retailers to accept, not on how many units
| customers actually buy; both have considerable market power to push
| excess unsold inventory into the channel."
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http://www.informationarbitrage.com/2007/04/microsoft_phili.html
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