AccessMyLibraryBrowse[0-9]eWeekSEP-01 XP on the way; buyers wary - Terrorist attacks combined with weak economy don't bode well for Microsoft operating system.
XP on the way; buyers wary - Terrorist attacks combined with weak economy don't bode well for Microsoft operating system.
Publication: eWeek
Publication Date: 17-SEP-01
Author: Popovich, Ken
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Computer makers this week will ship the first consumer PCs featuring Microsoft Corp.'s newest operating system, but hopes that Windows XP's arrival would rekindle sagging PC demand apparently have been dashed by recent events.
The terrorist attacks in New York and Washington and the increasingly dour economic news have all but assured that PC demand will remain weak through the rest of the year.
Also, the price war that has undermined PC makers' earnings this year may grow...
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