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Turn on a brand new PC - like I did for my mother-in-law last weekend - and the first thing I do is close a popup from a... Read more
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Turn on a brand new PC - like I did for my mother-in-law last weekend - and the first thing I do is close a popup from a... Read more
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26 November, 1999 by Jane WakefieldUK PC vendors laughed off suggestions today that the UK PC consumer market was becoming more price-conscious and less concerned with state-of-the-art technology. Read more
13 October, 1997 by Marc Ambasna JonesMore and more computer buyers are snapping up sub-$1,000 PCs, and manufacturers that don't ave inexpensive models ready for Christmas will be at a severe competitive disadvantage, according to market researcher Computer Intelligence. Read more
9 October, 1997 by Margaret KaneUpdate: The company is to compete in poor countries with a cut-price, reduced-functionality version of Windows XP - and Thailand is already using the software Read more
9 February, 2004 by Matthew BroersmaIBM is entering the bottom end of the business market with a new range of cut-price PCs Read more
25 June, 2003 by John G.SpoonerA US start-up is selling PCs running the Linux operating system to consumers at bargain-basement prices Read more
24 June, 2003 by Stephen ShanklandNew integrated chipsets from ATI mean budget-PC owners will no longer miss out on the latest games Read more
23 June, 2003 by David BeckerIts latest motherboard will allow low-cost PCs to offer high-quality audio and DVD playback, according to Via Read more
6 January, 2003 by Matthew BroersmaA Gartner analyst is predicting Microsoft's prices in developing countries will be cut in half within a year Read more
22 August, 2003 by John LuiMicrosoft's software monopoly can't survive economically once PC prices drop below a certain level, predicts open-source guru Eric Raymond Read more
27 February, 2002 by Matthew BroersmaEntry-level computers weren't popular in Europe this year, but pricey corporate models could save the PC market Read more
1 February, 2001 by Matthew BroersmaHow much cheaper can PCs get? Two companies at PC Expo in New York this week are trying to answer that question, and they are coming up with decidedly different answers. Read more
24 June, 1999 by Joel Deane...little if any money from their low-cost PC lines. "There are
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2 days ago by PatrickG on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptakeMozilla has threatened to stop supporting Linux. I guess that UBUNTU is going with another browser. I indicated that if Mozilla stops supporting...
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