Predictions

Predictions

by Mike Masnick




Will Microsoft Save The Economy

from the the-XP-factor dept

Ignoring the whole lawsuit mess, the Standard has an article predicting that the release of Windows XP may jumpstart the economy. They suggest that businesses will start buying new computers to work with Windows XP, and this will jumpstart the PC market, which in turn will help semiconductor companies and others in the peripherals market.

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    Jul 2nd, 2001 @ 3:08pm
  • fools grasping for straws

    by sb

    no ones buying shit
    firms are CHOPPING expenses
    a new fucking OS is RETARDED.
    forget buying it, the costs of migration are the real cost.

    idiots
    XP will sell shit for copies.
    implosion imminent
    fools grasping for straws

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