Windows 8 Will Boost PC Market Indonesia?

Amid sluggish PC industry, the latest operating system of Microsoft Windows 8 is expected to provide fresh air and boost sales.
However, IDC Indonesia Head of Operations Sudev Bangah found otherwise.
"I think Windows 8 will not be a game changer for the PC market in Indonesia," he said in a discussion on the media in Jakarta, Wednesday (11/21/2012) yesterday.

iPad mini or Nexus 7? Tablets to dominate Christmas shopping as PC market struggles

 

It doesn't exactly come as the shock of the century, but shoppers are set to spurn purchases of traditional PC devices in favour of more interactive toys this holiday season, according to the latest research.

A PriceGrabber survey has revealed that 59 per cent of consumers would prefer to receive a tablet as a festive gift, and iconic US manufacturer Apple unsurprisingly ranks at the top of the collective wish list: nearly two-thirds of respondents (63 per cent) proffered that their preferred present would be a third or fourth-generation iPad, with a further 24 per cent saying that they were hoping for an iPad mini.