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back to article Shocker: Clearing 2015's vast PC backlog was 'costly' for vendors

Stuffing European retailers and distributors’ shelves with PCs proved to be a pricey gamble that didn’t pay off for major suppliers: it took eleven months of last year and hefty price cuts to clear. Some 76.3 million computers were shipped into EMEA channels in 2015, down 18.2 per cent year-on-year, according to numbers from …

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  1. djstardust

    Windows 7

    Put Windows 7 on them (or as an option) and they would have all sold.

    No-one wants Windows 8 or 10 but M$ just don't get it .......

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    1. terry 1
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      Re: Windows 7

      i'm still buying Lenovos with W7 preinstalled, and will continue to do so until they run out

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    2. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: Windows 7

      Yup. I'd be interested in buying a laptop that didn't have 8.1 or 10 pre-installed. Better still, one with nothing installed but guaranteed to be Linux-friendly.

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  2. Mikel

    Cancel Christmas

    This year will be no better.

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