Windows 7 is unlikely to have any obvious impact on PC demand in the tail-end of 2009, according to sources at notebook players, who believe demand should not be expected to pick up until the second half of 2010, when large enterprises and governments begin to expand their expense budgets.
Based on past experience, PC replacement demand is not driven significantly by the consumer market, but rather enterprise and government purchases, the sources noted.
Windows 7 not expected to boost PC replacement until 2H 2010
Posted on Sunday, September 27 2009 @ 14:06 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck