IDC today drastically lowered its forecast for PC shipments in 2013, a prediction that if accurate means more bad news for Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system. "Lower PC sales are certainly not a positive for Microsoft," said Loren ...
Even though PC shipments were down 14% last quarter, Microsoft's Windows division yesterday posted revenue about the same as the last year, making up for slumping sales to OEMs with impressive growth in long-term licensing agreements sold ...
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Microsoft’s stock took a beating over the weekend after a pair of research firms said PC shipments in the first quarter were down as much as 14 percent from the year before. As of 4pm on Thursday, shares of Microsoft were down ...
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As Microsoft launches Windows 8, and with it, an attempt to stabilize a precipitous decline in its share of operating systems for "personal devices," 2013 is going to be a tough, very tough year, research firm Forrester said today. "This ...
Tags: Microsoft, Windows 8, operating systems, personal devices, 2013
Microsoft yesterday confirmed what most analysts and company watchers had concluded last month when the firm unveiled its own tablet, that it risks alienating the computer makers which account for the bulk of Windows sales. In a document ...
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As Microsoft launches Windows 8, and with it, an attempt to stabilise a precipitous decline in its share of operating systems for “personal devices,” 2013 is going to be a tough, very tough year, research firm Forrester said ...
The Windows division’s share of Microsoft’s revenue last quarter dropped to a four-year low as Windows 7 sales stalled before the launch of Windows 8, financial data released by Microsoft yesterday showed. The Windows and ...
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Computerworld - The Windows division's share of Microsoft's revenue last quarter dropped to a four-year low as Windows 7 sales stalled before the launch of Windows 8, financial data released by Microsoft yesterday showed. The Windows and ...