I am thinking. About getting a Mac next time. Sent from my iPhone > On 21 Jan 2014, at 15:01, "[NCBI] Support" <support@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > As PC Sales Continue To Implode, HP Starts Pushing Windows 7 Instead Of > Windows 8 > > > > > Jan. 20, 2014, 11:03 AM 34,314 > > HP WINDOWS 7 back by popular demand promotion > HP > > This weekend HP brought in a blast from the past in an attempt to boost its > PC sales. > > Windows 7. > > In promotional material on its website and email blasts, HP says it'll start > shipping PCs with Windows 7 again due to "popular demand." And that's not a > good sign for Microsoft, which still bets that its touch-based Windows 8 > operating system will reinvigorate the PC market. > > Many agree that one of the contributing factors to the PC market's implosion > is Windows 8, which can be hard to operate on the traditional desktops and > laptops that many people still use. Despite manufacturer's best attempts, PC > sales continue to decline year over year. In fact, 2013 was the worst year > for PC sales, according to research firm Gartner. > > Meanwhile, there are a slew of other options for people to choose from, > including Chromebooks, the cheap laptops that run Google's Chrome operating > system. Chromebooks are gaining momentum with customers, causing Microsoft > to launch some very negative ads. HP has started making a bigger push in > Chromebooks too. > > Finally, Microsoft is reportedly working on a new version of Windows called > Windows 9 that will fix many of the gripes people have with Windows 8. We'll > likely get a tiny preview of Windows 9 at Microsoft's Build developers > conference in April. > > > > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > > Follow us on Facebook: > https://www.facebook.com/ncbiworkingforpeoplewithsightloss > Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ncbi_sightloss > > Check-out NCBI's Micheal O Muircheartaigh appeal on the following link. > http://youtu.be/25P2tiuCi0U > > NCBI Group - CRO No 26293 CHY 20902 > NCBI Services - CRO No 527862 CHY 4626 > NCBI Retail - CRO No 527863 CHY 20619 > NCBI Charitable Foundation - CRO No 527864 CHY 12673 > > > ******************************************************************** > Information in this email (including attachments) is confidential. It is > intended for receipt and consideration only by the intended recipient. If > you are not an addressee or intended recipient, any use, dissemination, > distribution, disclosure, publication or copying of information contained in > this email is strictly prohibited. Opinions expressed in this email may be > personal to the author and are not necessarily the opinions of NCBI. > > If this email has been received by you in error we would be grateful if you > could immediately notify the IT Service Desk by telephone at +353 1 8821911 > or by email to service.desk@xxxxxxx and thereafter delete this e-mail from > your system > > ******************************************************************** > > > =========================================================== > The vip_students mailing list > Manage account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/vip_students > Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/vip_students > Administrative contact: support@xxxxxxx > > =========================================================== > > ==========================================================The vip_students mailing list Manage account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/vip_students Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/vip_students Administrative contact: support@xxxxxxx ==========================================================