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Failure Rate of PC Manufacturers?

Posted by Cliff on from the stuff-that-would-be-nice-to-know dept.

The ever-popular Anonymous Coward asks: "Hello. We are conducting a write-up for our clients, however we cannot seem to locate any published failure rate of PC manufacturers. Google does bring up past PC Magazine articles - but nothing recent. Does Slashdot know of a way to find this information, as this strikes me as valuable information for the computer buyer. We sell many PC's (B3 VAR) and have done for the last 5 years. We can and will produce our failure rate info - why aren't the big companies doing so?"

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  1. Failure Rate may be a Red Herring by ndansmith · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    When it comes to major players, acquisition may be a bigger factor than failure. If the number of independent PC manufacturers is trending downward, it may be because of mergers (Compaq HP) or companies bailing out of the business (IBM). So determining failure is not as easy as counting the n umber of PC manufacturers out there. It may help to define the scope of your inquiry. There are probably thousands of small PC "manufacturers" who sell through eBay or their own website, but counting their failures may not be helpful to your study.