It is this problem that tackles co sub AmiensBut the reform of the CNRS drives the nailIt is far too early to make a final judgmentfinancial institutions of their toxic assetsParis entries are unworthy of the capitalThe first objective is to reduce unemploymentThere was no one change of Agency in a yearAnother point of tension the swine sectorAlways be right is a great wrong said Edgar FaureThe laboratory may also test other types of membraneThe future of Microsoft lies perhaps in the SFF PC less than 400 euros. Especially in times of crisis. The Seattle giant is currently developing its next operating system, Windows 7, successor to Vista, whose success has been mixed. Unlike its predecessor, the next Windows will work not only on high range computers, but also of SFF PC low-cost.
"With Windows 7, you will have at disposal an operating system with the smallest possible configuration, explains the"Echos"Darren Huston, (IOC) Vice-President of the general public division of Microsoft. The heavier applications will be on the Internet and it will suffice to connect to access.
If Microsoft made this decision, the reason is simple: the Group was taken by surprise by the onset year last computers at low prices. The Taiwanese Asus has paved the way with a PC less than 400 euros, Eee PC. In its first version, the machine functioned only under Linux. Proposed by the SFR operator in France, this subsidized computer may even cost less than 200 euros with a subscription Internet wireless. "Many consumers have been disappointed by these first machines running Linux, which features were very basic, said Darren Hudson. This is why we wanted to offer the richness of Windows XP on these computers.
Major manufacturers apart
Before the strong consumer demand, Microsoft had to react quickly, lest be excluded from this new market. The new generation of Eee PC now work with Windows XP. The Group has even been forced to increase the lifetime of its former operating system until next June, more than two years after the release of Windows Vista, intended to replace it.
It must be said that less than 400 euros SFF PC market has exploded this year and that Windows Vista is too greedy resource to be installed on these machines. According to analysis firm NPD DisplaySearch estimates, as would be elapsed over $ 14 million in 2008, against barely 1 million in 2007, $ 5.6 million in the third quarter of 2008.
The Taiwanese Acer, 2.15 million units sold in the third quarter, owned 38.3 per cent of the market before Asus (30.3). Other major manufacturers remained out of this movement, lest they see their margins browse by these PC at low price. At the time, they are largely behind the image of HP (5.8) and Dell (2.8). Even Chinese Lenovo happens to be 0.7 of market share in this segment. "Global demand for these products will grow rapidly in the coming years thanks to emerging countries, but also to companies and individuals seeking a second computer of make-up or a smaller PC." "We believe that SFF PC segment will represent 16 of the market for portable computers here in 2011," said John f. Jacobs, analyst for DisplaySearch NDP in a note.
Another company of studies, IDC, estimates that these new computers would be sold to 11.6 million copies in 2008 and table 21.5 million units sold in 2009. For once, all analysts agree on one thing: this segment will grow, even in times of crisis.
