Dell making cheap computers for India, China

Dell Inc. unveiled four low-cost computer models for China, India and other emerging economies Wednesday in a new bid to tap the potential of high-growth markets outside the United States.
The two notebook and two desktop PCs are the first Dell models designed especially for emerging markets, said Steve Felice, the U.S. computer maker’s president for [...]

Dell’s new low-cost PCs target China, India

Dell unveiled four low-cost computer models Wednesday designed for China, India and other emerging economies in a new bid to tap the potential of high-growth markets outside the United States.
The two notebook and two desktop PCs are the first Dell models designed especially for emerging markets, said Steve Felice, the U.S. computer maker’s president for [...]

Microsoft faces antitrust probe over Vista case

Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, is being probed by Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission after an activist group filed a complaint saying consumers are being forced to buy its Windows Vista operating system.
“We have received the complaint and are now conducting our own investigation, which may last around six months,” Chou Ya-shu, the antitrust [...]

Europe boosts Lenovo’s profit

The Lenovo Group Ltd, China’s biggest personal-computer maker, reported fiscal first-quarter profit rose 65 percent on increased sales to businesses in Europe.
Net income climbed to US$110.5 million, or 1.15 cents a share, in the three months ended June 30, from US$66.8 million, or 0.74 cent, a year earlier, the North Carolina-based company said in a [...]

Lenovo to launch cheap laptop

Lenovo plans to offer a low-cost, sub- notebook computer, priced at $399. It is following closely in the footsteps of Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Acer which have some machines down to $299. The companies are hoping to tap the next six million first-time computer users in emerging markets.
One wonders whether enough research has been done on [...]

Lenovo gets into netbook market

Lenovo is launching a range of netbooks and has announced the first two products, the IdeaPad S9 and S10, will be available in October.
The small computers use Intel’s Atom processor and come with either 512MB or 1GB of RAM and either a 4GB flash hard drive or a 160GB platter drive. They come with Windows [...]

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