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[News] [Rival] UK Business Faces Big Trouble Because of Windows Vista

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] UK Business Faces Big Trouble Because of Windows Vista
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:34:25 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
Currys group blames Vista for poor sales

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| DSG, the group behind Currys and PC World, has warned that poor sales of 
| Vista could slash its profits by around £20 million. 
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http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/131507/currys-group-blames-vista-for-poor-sales.html

DSG continues retailer woes

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| DSG, the company formerly known as Dixons, became the latest British retailer 
| to report a drop in profits for the summer months today. But it wasn’t all 
| down to the rotten weather – this time it was also Microsoft’s fault.  
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http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/newsalerts/article/748756/dsg-continues-retailer-woes/

They should join the Linux club, like all the rest of the large OEMs. Evolve or
perish.


Related:

Acer: PC industry 'disappointed' with Vista

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| Acer president Gianfranco Lanci became the first major PC manufacturer to 
| openly attack Microsoft over the Windows Vista operating system in the 
| Financial Times Deutschland on Monday.  
|
| Lanci said the operating system was riddled with problems and gave users and 
| businesses no reason to buy a new PC, according to the report. Taiwan-based 
| Acer is the world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer, after HP, Dell and 
| Lenovo. 
|
| "The whole industry is disappointed with Windows Vista," Lanci said. 
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=9579

Dell's desktop Linux biz exceeds expectation....

http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7159701171.html

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