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Comments on: Sub-prime 'woes' infect world’s laptop market

So why is outlook unchanged? 

Posted Tuesday 29th July 2008 13:43 GMT

Joke

... because it is such completely crap software that the software engineers haven't got a clue where to start trying to fix it.

downturn in demand from the West? 

Posted Tuesday 29th July 2008 14:39 GMT

Thumb Down

I don't see downturn either, for reasons like:

1) Demand for better replacement products still exists - today's laptop is better than a PC of 4 years ago

2) Service economies (e.g. UK) are spent out more than other parts of Europe (DE, PL)

3) There are signs of memory prices dropping, but demand for whole systems drops later than memory

more like Vista woes 

Posted Tuesday 29th July 2008 15:40 GMT

Its a lot more difficult to find drivers for XP on laptops than desktops. Which is why Im no longer buying new laptops, as I dont want to get stuck with a $2000 laptop that wont run XP properly. People who do these statistics really should not be coming up with there own conclusions.

Or 

Posted Tuesday 29th July 2008 17:08 GMT

Happy

Or as always service and equipment purchase cycles usually lag by somewhere in between six to twelve months because they were in the previous years expense budget allocation of capital expense funds prior to the crap hitting the fan , and since they are replacing older junk mostly well past it's use by date who is going to say no ?

Alas all economies have a lag cycle as it travels slowly from the top down anyway and when it finally hits the street level where the ordinary man lives , it comes in with a big bang thus !

laptop over desktop 

Posted Friday 1st August 2008 13:24 GMT

Unhappy

easy reason, easier to move and take with you when you loose your house.