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Analysts said Microsoft's new Vista operating system, due to delay in release of PCGA-BP4V laptop battery recalls and other challenges, this year's holiday season, the computer sales will suffer from cold wave affected.
Including Dell and Hewlett-Packard, including many computer manufacturers are looking at the end of the holiday selling season to increase their income, but this year many of the negative factors that would allow them an integrated holiday joy is very frustrating.

Analysts said the slowdown in U.S. economic growth so that more consumers Wujin their purse, computer makers hope that with the Vista system available, consumers will spend more money to buy advanced processors, storage chips, displays and hard drive in order to obtain advantages of Vista, but Microsoft's release date was delayed until January Laptop Battery of next year.

Because of possible overheating and fire hazards, including Dell, Apple, Toshiba and other manufacturers, including many computer manufacturers recalled nearly 10 million Sony-made batteries, the world's largest battery recall events may lead notebook battery shortages and potential shipment delays.

Market research agencies Technologies Associates analyst Roger Kay said that Microsoft's Vista delays the error will weaken consumer spending on holidays buy a computer. Some computer manufacturers and retailers responded to Microsoft's delay, in order to lure clients, they cut the PCGA-BP71 price of the computer, Microsoft also offers a low-cost upgrade to the new system of concessions.

Market research firm Current Analysis on the computer a week after the sales tracking estimates, before the release of Vista, many consumers do not buy high-end computer, expect 70% of holiday price of notebook computers will be less than 1000 U.S. dollars, and last year this ratio of 58% in 2004 to 38%. Calculation and storage of research institutions, research director Samir Bhavnani said: "We expect the low-end users may be purchased during the holidays and cheaper products. Midrange and high-end users will be delayed until the first quarter of next year to buy a new VGP-BPL2 computer."

The world's second largest manufacturer of laptop OEM companies in Taiwan Compal Dell and HP-branded notebooks, said last week that demand for the fourth quarter of this year is very strong, but because of the battery shortage could affect the company's notebook shipments .

Dell computer buyers to provide a Media Center Edition and Windows XP Professional Edition free upgrade to Vista, concessions, but users need to pay shipping and handling charges. Despite the provision of a number of concessions, but the computer VGP-BPS3 industry, survey shows demand is still weak holiday season, consumers may not choose to buy a new computer.

Market research firm IDC said the growth in computer shipments will be slow, over the past three years from the two-digit growth fell to 7.9%. The battery recall is likely to cut the fourth quarter of this year, a computer sales.