Panel Of Analysts Bearish On The Chip Gear Industry
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| But supply ended up outstripping demand. A sluggish economy
| and slower-than-expected sales of Microsoft's new Windows Vista
| operating software have slowed demand for memory chips. DRAM
| prices have fallen sharply as makers unload excess chips.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/070524/tech01.html?.v=1
But Gates says sales of Vista are astounding.
Side note..... Bill Gates is investing energy companies now...
http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/070524/1468350.html?.v=2
Maybe it isn't news. His 'charitable' organisation does this too.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gatesx07jan07,0,6827615.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Related:
TSMC: Vista adoption will not boost PC sales
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| TSMC, the world's largest contract chip maker, believes PC sales
| growth in 2007 will be similar to last year, despite the hype
| surrounding the launch of Vista. The company is considered an IT
| industry bellwether due to the wide variety of chips it
| manufactures. TSMC also does its own market research in order
| to decide how much it should spend on new factories.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070125/tc_infoworld/85432
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