Friday 2 March 2007
The real point here is that the slow uptake for Vista has ripples for the entire PC supply chain. “Tech bulls expected Microsoft’s new operating system, Vista, to be a big demand driver in 2007,” Hickey writes in his newsletter. “The PC industry built up inventory in anticipation of a major upgrade cycle. However, we now know that Vista’s intial reception, from both business and consumer customers, was far chiller than almost anyone imagined…Instead of a Vista pickup, it looks we’ve entered a Vista stall. Eric Savitz (Barron’s Online) ☀
