Ditch XP movement finally helps PC business
Companies buying new PCs to avoid the end of support for Windows XP helped the computer industry dodge an even gloomier quarter, IDC said.
Companies buying new PCs to avoid the end of support for Windows XP helped the computer industry dodge an even gloomier quarter, IDC said.
Microsoft has released its Windows 8.1 beta as a disk image, making it more convenient to upgrade multiple devices within an organization or enterprise.
Gartner today downgraded its estimate of Windows' 18-month future, saying that Microsoft's platform will take a hit this year, then rebound in 2014 at a more muted pace than it forecast two months ago.
While Windows 8 is getting blamed for dismal PC sales, upgrading laptops and desktop systems isn't a priority for business users, according to new research.
Walmart has begun selling the Chromebook in 2,800 of its approximately 4,600 U.S. stores, expanding the reach of this still-on-the-margins platform. Staples too.
Nationwide Insurance is moving off Windows XP and the misery of an eight-minute boot-up time for some 40,000 users.
Hewlett-Packard executives say that the coming demise of Windows XP may do what Windows 8 could not, and that's boost PC sales significantly.
Hewlett-Packard has designed a new all-in-one desktop that's intended to appeal to IT departments as well as employees.
Dell says Windows 8 contributed to a decline in its PC-related revenue during the quarter that ended May 3.
Former Windows chief Stephen Sinofsky today defended Windows 8's performance in the market, saying, "It's hard for me to look at selling 100 million of something and not feeling great about it."
Companies' bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies are affecting how many traditional PCs enterprises purchase and contributing to a global sales slump, IDC analysts said.
IDC has 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.
A boutique system builder has bucked the industry trend of slumping PC sales by continuing to focus on selling Windows 7 machines.
Dell last week again blamed Windows 8 for contributing to a decline in PC sales revenue during the quarter that ended May 3.
As part of Microsoft's loan of $2 billion to a group trying to buy PC maker Dell, the two companies must modify the payment terms of Dell's current agreements with Microsoft, a document filed with U.S. regulators said.