Windows with Bing was introduced a few months back. It allows manufactures to offer cheap notebooks to competes against the Chrome book.
Just now a report from ZDNet claims 'Windows with Bng' has lifted up sales 13% so far for this year. Really?
PC shipments in Europe have bounced back thanks to businesses replacing ageing hardware, and consumers lured by cheap Windows notebooks.
According to IDC, PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa hit 23.7 million units in the third quarter of 2014 — up 10.4 percent year on year, in what the analyst firm described as a "clear return to growth" with now two consecutive positive quarters after a "difficult" 2013.
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Consumers were a major factor in the 13.5 percent growth in notebook demand, boosted by back-to-school shipments and the run up to Christmas. In contrast, desktop PC shipments increased by just 5.2 percent.
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