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Personal computer shipments post worst quarter on record, says IDC
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| 04/11/2013
| Shannon Davis
Posted on 04/12/2013 8:09:38 AM PDT by null and void
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Not to worry, just another buggy whip industry...
To: null and void
My new one just arrived, I just have to put it together.
And no Windows 8 either. Ubuntu and Windows 7.
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posted on
04/12/2013 8:13:00 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(You never see a massacre at a gun show.)
To: null and void
Government purchases of desktops and laptops are way off this year despite the fact that government is spending more money than ever before.
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posted on
04/12/2013 8:13:01 AM PDT
by
MeganC
(You can take my gun when you can grab it with your cold, dead fingers.)
To: null and void
It's because people are just too stupid to realize how great Windows 8 and Bill Gates relly are.
The Microsoft salesmen & vendors will find this thread shortly and will claim just that
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posted on
04/12/2013 8:15:41 AM PDT
by
qam1
(There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
To: null and void
Looking back and not that far back, this is a Steve Jobs revolution. The iPhone and iPad were revolutionary devices that have upset the Microsoft and the desktop PC “Apple Cart”.
To: null and void
Not to worry, just another buggy whip industry...
Not at all. That would be like saying that TV made radio obsolete or that pick up trucks made freight trains obsolete.
Last year, 75 million desktop units were sold in the U.S. That is about the same number sold WORLD-WIDE in 1996, when PCs were already a common household item.
Are desktop PCs needed for casual browsing? No. But they are still needed for lots of real work. I find it more likely that the home comm. device of the future could still well be a desktop PC hooked up to a monitor, replacing the TV. Now THERE is a buggy whip industry on the horizon.
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posted on
04/12/2013 8:21:23 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(HRC:"Sometimes she looks like a primary schoolgirl and sometimes a pensioner going shopping,"-NKorea)
To: null and void
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posted on
04/12/2013 8:24:30 AM PDT
by
illiac
(If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
Tired Of FReepathons That Last Longer Than A Month?
We Are Too
Donate and End It In April
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posted on
04/12/2013 8:25:56 AM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(My faith and politics cannot be separated)
To: Dr. Sivana; A. Pole; Willie Green
Did my A. Pole/Willie Green snark really need a </sac> tag?
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posted on
04/12/2013 8:33:00 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Republicans create the tools of oppression and Democrats use them. Gun confiscation enables tyranny.)
To: null and void
Hardware has out paced software for a number of years now. Even a 5 year old system can run most popular applications with ease. Most people in a tough economic climate don’t see a need to upgrade.
To: null and void
My laptop is just perfect for me. I don't need no stinkin miniature on my person at all times. I don't need to be tracked 24/7. My cell phone is on only when I need it. I am okay with not being tethered to the world all the time.
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posted on
04/12/2013 8:35:54 AM PDT
by
Pilated
To: null and void
Mine is being shipped to me UPS right now.
Windows 7 OS.
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posted on
04/12/2013 8:42:14 AM PDT
by
chris37
(Heartless.)
To: illiac
Good and Fair article. I am one of the few that like Windows 8. The start-up is fast and the home networking is even better that 7. I am about ready to throw out cable TV and use an HMDI cable on a desktop unit. A lot of good media on 8.
I like Metro tile. I abandon print media years ago for the internet. So my customized start-up has WSJ live tiles, weather, the sports I LIKE and Free Republic. I also use the consolidated people contact. There are so cool apps that can snap metro programs to your desktop.
I think it is funny all the people that went apologetic over Ipad and criticized MS because they were in the past. Then MS does something bold and the first complaint is it is different than my old system.
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posted on
04/12/2013 8:50:14 AM PDT
by
11th Commandment
(http://www.thirty-thousand.org/)
To: chris37
You didn’t get the GREAT 8?
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posted on
04/12/2013 8:50:33 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Republicans create the tools of oppression and Democrats use them. Gun confiscation enables tyranny.)
To: null and void
Windows 8 not only failed to provide a positive boost, but also appears to have slowed the market.
I'm keeping my Windows XP computer and I'm going to build a new PC with Linux.
I'm old school,,,I still have a TRS-80, C-64 and KAYPRO (a portable computer, the size of a briefcase) around.
along with a picture next to an IBM computer circa 1958.
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posted on
04/12/2013 8:51:56 AM PDT
by
ExCTCitizen
(Rand Paul/Ben Carson should be the 2016 Ticket!)
To: null and void
Unfortunately, enough articles in the msm take the same exact tone without the that I did not pick up on it. oops.
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posted on
04/12/2013 8:54:39 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(HRC:"Sometimes she looks like a primary schoolgirl and sometimes a pensioner going shopping,"-NKorea)
To: null and void
I’ve been using Windows 8 for a couple of months now. It works very well! There is an add-on called “Classic Shell” that gives back the Start button. Once in the desktop, you can not tell the difference between Windows 7 and Windows 8.
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posted on
04/12/2013 8:55:19 AM PDT
by
BruCru
(I think, therefore I am conservative!)
To: 11th Commandment
I, too, am happy with Win 8. Much more stable than any other version I have used. And I’ve been around PC’s since their inception.
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posted on
04/12/2013 9:03:34 AM PDT
by
illiac
(If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
To: Dr. Sivana
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posted on
04/12/2013 9:10:28 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Republicans create the tools of oppression and Democrats use them. Gun confiscation enables tyranny.)
To: BruCru; 11th Commandment; illiac
We expect Microsoft to improve everything without changing anything.
They fail...
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posted on
04/12/2013 9:12:14 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Republicans create the tools of oppression and Democrats use them. Gun confiscation enables tyranny.)
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