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PC Makers Say Vista Is Not a Seller

Posted by Zonk on from the please-print-more-money dept.

TekkaDon writes "According to computer and component manufacturers, Vista is not the hotcake that they were hoping for. Take Acer's president, Gianfranco Lanci, who has just said that 'PC makers are really not counting on Vista to drive high demands for the industry.' Or Samsung Electronics, who now says that DRAM demand has not matched anyone's predictions based on Vista's now failed projections, something that is being echoed by the industry as a whole. This seem to agree with Ars Technica article on the 20 million Vista copies sold as a 'huge success' by Microsoft, which can be accounted for by the natural growth of PC sales over the years."

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  1. Not a hotcake? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course not, it's a waffle with a side of Spam.

    1. Re:Not a hotcake? by HangingChad · · Score: 5, Funny

      Spam, spam, eggs, spam and Vista.

      Spam, eggs, Vista and spam.

      Spam, spam, spam, Vista and spam.

      With apologies to Monty Python and brought to you by the Department of Silly Walks.

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  2. Balmer by rasputin465 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well maybe if Steve Ballmer went this crazy more often more people would be interested in Vista.

    ...or maybe that could go the other way too.