Is the PC upgrade cycle dead?

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:16 AM EDT

Article Source: CNET News.com

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After Windows 95, however, operating system upgrades were no longer strong enough on their own to prompt upgrade cycles. A slight bump in sales might occur, but it was hard to say whether it was related to a new OS. Few were buying new PCs so they could get their hands on Windows 98, or 2000, according to analysts at the time. Instead, people were upgrading when their PCs started to seem too slow or started to have problems.

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