Gartner:Vista listed in July next year can sell more than 1 million PC

According to foreign media reports, a report from the well-known high-tech market research agency Gartner days ago pointed out that if the Microsoft Corp Windows Vista listed the time until July next year (the opening period, the purchase of Wang) instead of the current global in January next year, the next two years PC sales will increase 1 million.

The report relates to the impact of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system on the PC industry, including Gartner vice president Charles and two other analysts George Shiffler and Mikako Kitagawa Smulders. The industry generally believe that the Vista extension of the listing has been looking forward to this year's Christmas can rely on Vista turnover of some PC manufacturers poured a pot of cold water, and Gartner this conclusion is indeed different".

The report notes that Microsoft's extension for 2006 and PC sales in will not have a substantial negative impact". The report said: even if the Vista market in January next year, the impact on the PC industry is small. This year's sales decline may be more obvious, but next year will be a substantial increase in sales. This shift in the relationship between the Vista extension for the PC industry little impact."

Smulders said that some consumers and small businesses may be ready to hold the coin at the end of the year to buy a computer with Windows Vista in Microsoft, after the extension, they may put the money for other expenses, however, the proportion of customers is not high.

Gartner report spending, in fact, if the Microsoft Corp in the second quarter of 2007 after the release of Vista, the market situation may be more favorable for PC vendors. Such a schedule allows PC manufacturers to get a series of school shopping and shopping boom two times. In addition, if the sale of Windows Vista in July next year, many consumers will not continue to wait this year, which will stimulate sales in 2006 PC.

Gartner analysts believe that in the specific amount, Microsoft released next July Windows Vista will allow the industry to sell more than 1 million PC PC. However, according to the agency's forecast, in 2006, the global PC sales of 23 million units, therefore, the increase in sales of 1 million units and the next two years compared to PC sales, the change is limited.