Don't blame Windows 8 for plummeting PC sales, a retail analyst said today. "It wasn't about Windows 8, it was much more about the price challenges facing OEMs," said Stephen Baker of the NPD Group, citing U.S. retail sales data the firm ...
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The move would reduce the cost of building machines Microsoft will incorporate processors manufactured by AMD in its next Xbox gaming console as part of its efforts to reduce the cost of building machines and attract developers to create ...
IT spending remained broadly strong throughout a difficult end to 2012, as business confidence waned in the shadow of the "fiscal cliff," economic growth declined in much of Europe, and economies in Asia/Pacific struggled to cope with ...
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The grumbling of PC makers is getting louder with Windows 8 doing little to spark laptop sales. The latest complaints come from Jun Dong-Soo, President of Samsung‘s memory chip division, who had no kind words for Windows 8 during a ...
PC industry may not escape the recession fate, but Lenovo holds optimistic expectations, predicting that its PC sales will grow by 10%, and smartphone sales will grow by 5% to 10% compared to last year. Lenovo plans to reach 50% of group ...
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Touch-based Windows 8 notebooks have been selling well for Taiwanese PC maker Asus, but overall Microsoft’s new operating system has yet to find a major following, the company said. “I think the acceptance of Windows 8 in Q4 ...
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Touch-based Windows 8 notebooks have been selling well for Taiwanese PC maker Asus, but overall Microsoft's new operating system has yet to find a major following, the company said. "I think the acceptance of Windows 8 in Q4 is not so ...
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HP's fiscal revenue in the first quarter of 2013 was $ 28.4 billion, a year-on-year decline of 5.6%, while net profit of $ 1.2 billion, a year-on-year decline of 16%. Dell's fiscal revenue of the fourth quarter in 2012 was $ 14.3 billion, ...
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Six years after its long-delayed but well-publicized release, Windows Vista now accounts for less than 6% of all Windows machines, a metrics company said earlier this month. According to Net Applications, Vista's usage share of all ...
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Just as Dell announced it had finalized its buyout deal, Hewlett-Packard came out swinging, criticizing its rival and declaring it's going after Dell's customers. On Tuesday, Dell, the third-largest PC maker, said executives had finalized ...
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Microsoft's $2 billion loan to Dell, the world's third-largest seller of personal computers, was a signal that the personal computer, Microsoft's Windows, or both, are at growing risk of irrelevance, analysts said Tuesday. The loan was ...
Dell's buyout deal should give the company renewed business flexibility and stealth, but its customers need to know if Dell will be in the PC market for the long haul. "Now, Dell will be able to better compete with HP, Lenovo, IBM and ...
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HP has come out fighting. Following the announcement that Dell had finalised its buyout deal, the technology giant criticised its rival and claimed that it will go after Dell’s customers. On Tuesday, Dell, the world’s ...
Revenue at Microsoft's Windows division was up 11% in the fourth quarter of 2012, bucking the long-running trend where the company's OS sales have mirrored PC sales. But the unexpected results, which made Windows the company's top ...
Advanced Micro Devices' financial struggles continued in the fourth quarter, with revenue sinking 32 percent due to slow chip sales and charges tied to restructuring and inventory adjustments. AMD reported revenue of US$1.16 billion for ...
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