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Plain old PC manufacturers dare to be different.
Australasian Business Intelligence, May, 2003
May 29, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX)
Falling desktop computer sales have driven down prices, cutting severely into computer makers' profits. Global computer makers are turning to innovative design in an attempt to reinvigorate flagging sales. Toshiba is developing a water-cooled laptop range. IBM is working on integrating advanced file recovery software into its products. Hewlett-Packard is working on the greater integration of telephony, multimedia and wireless applications into its products. According to Professor Erik Brynjolfsson, of the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, computer makers should focus their research and development spending on making existing technology better and more...
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