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digitimes.com - 14 days ago

PC demand did not grow significantly after Windows 7 launch, say PC vendors

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Demand for PCs and hardware did not turn strong after the launch of Windows 7 in late October and is unlikely to do so in 2009 due to most Windows Vista users not needing to replace their PCs in order to upgrade to Windows 7, while some users are waiting for Microsoft to release Windows 7's ...

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PC demand did not grow significantly after Windows 7ista launch say PC vendors
MacDailyNews — ... Chen and Tsai continue, "Some notebook vendors are also facing surplus inventory as they placed a lot of Windows 7-based notebook orders in the third quarter hoping to satisfy demand during the peak season, but market demand has turned out to be weaker than expected." "With both notebook and desktop vendors affected, most of component partners are also expected to be impacted with shipments in the fourth quarter to stay flat or drop sequentially," Chen and Tsai report. Full article here . ...

PC sales not seeing much of a Windows 7 effect
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — ... Any PC manufacturers who have been looking for Windows 7 to boost sales appear to be out of luck, according to a report from DigiTimes in Taiwan. The story (time-limited link) says: ...

PC demand didn’t grow significantly after Windows 7 launch
Macsimum News — ... Demand for PCs and hardware didn’t grow significantly after the launch of Windows 7 in late October and is unlikely to do so in 2009 due to most Windows Vista users not needing to replace their PCs in order to upgrade to Windows 7, reports DigiTimes. ...

Windows 7 Launch Did Not Grow PC Sales as Hoped
Maximum PC all RSS Feed — ... PC vendors were hoping that the launch of the much anticipated Windows 7 would result in a sales boost. The first reports from those vendors, however, are not painting a very rosy picture. Most vendors report only modest increases in sales. ...

Windows 7: Good Figures But Does NOT Boost PC Sales
HardMac.com — ... for Microsoft. When comparing figures between Windows 7 and Vista, the company records + 234% higher volume sales; however, one should not forget that Vista was the worst selling OS made by Microsoft. IT might look completely different if we would compare it to XP or Win98, especially if we take into account the number of active computer. If Microsoft is celebrating and trying to make a buzz about it, Pc manufacturers are not as happy as Redmond's giant. Indeed, according to  Digitimes, the release of the new OS does not generate a significant impact on ...

No Boost in PC Sales After Windows 7
NYT > Personal Tech — ... ’s Windows 7 operating system? Join the crowd. According to DigiTimes , a Taiwanese-based electronics news site, the release of the new OS in late October didn’t translate into “strong” demand for PCs and hardware that came loaded with the system. The story also notes that a PC sales upswing is unlikely for 2009, “due to most Windows Vista users not needing to replace their PCs in order to upgrade to Windows 7.” While it is likely that new notebook and netbook sales will experience a bump in sales as the holidays approach—already some stores are getting the jump on “black ...