Vista PCs get cool response in Japan
Sales of desktop and laptop computers from brand-name makers in February were 1.2 percent higher than the same month in 2006, said BCN. The company came up with its figure after analyzing point-of-sales system data from about 560 specialist PC and electronics shops that are part of 12 retail chains.The entire market was up 6 percent thanks to better demand for white-box PCs made by computer stores and for motherboards.
The little strength there was in the brand-name market came from increased sales of laptops, sales of which were up 9.3 percent on a unit basis for the month, said BCN. The desktop sector was down 13.8 percent on the year.
Despite the apparently lackluster response from Japanese consumers, Microsoft and two major PC makers have in the last 24 hours given the Vista launch votes of confidence.
I guess Vista’s excellent Hentai game support has paid off for Microsoft.
Of course, for Vista to be taking off in a country where Macs are widely popular just cements the fact that Vista stole from OSX a bit… heavily… but its all good if it advances the technology. Right? (Wrong!)
Source: Macworld
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