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Windows Vista to blame for PC retail losses, says DSG

12:24 - Friday 19 October 2007 by Jane McEntegart
Source: Tom's Hardware UK – Keywords: DSG, loss, Vista
Categories: Business

DSG, the firm which owns PC World, Dixons and Curry’s has blamed a massive £20m profit loss on Microsoft’s Vista.

Vista was launched in January and was to replace XP on PCs and Laptops. PC world figured that everyone would be eager to get their hands on the newest version of Windows and, anticipating a rush, ordered thousands more Vista laptops. Sadly, no rush came.

Finance director Kevin O’Byrne said, "We thought many more customers than transpired would want to change their existing hardware." He also said that DSG was disappointed with the lack of promotional support from Microsoft.

O’Byrne said the company expect to recover some of their losses during the Christmas season and plan on cashing in on the switch to digital TV in the UK, reporting that sales of digital products rose by 300 percent in guinea pig town, Whitehaven.

Despite its positive outlook on things, yesterday say DSG shares fall by 8.75 percent.


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Blank2k2 21/10/2007 04:13
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no wonder theres no rush to buy them, PC World are using a next-gen operating system on systems that would barely run XP.

PC World = Known to be the worst computer outlet in the UK.
BobWya 21/10/2007 09:08
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Next generation?? You mean slow right?
Blank2k2 21/10/2007 05:21
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Nothing wrong with my Vista PC, much prefer it to my XP one. Simpley because it has the spec to run Vista properly.

People who install vista on there 512ram / amd3200 processor computers then turn around & say "OMG VISTAS RUBBISH ITS SO SLOW N CLUNKY!" are just annoying.

then theres those who say..
"I get 120fps on XP & 115fps on Vista! VISTA SUCKS!"

My reply is "u'll have 125fps on windows ME."

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