Windows IT Pro
18.05.12
Wrong with any of the crystal ball stuff. So we learn that the cause of the slow-down must be iPads, despite the fact that PC growth in 2011 will actually exceed total iPad sales. Then we learn that the reason must be smartphones, despite the fact that the vast majority of smartphone owners in 2011 also have multiple PCs. But this latest excuse is the best one yet. And that's that flooding in Thailand will harm PC sales because many PC makers and component makers (such as the makers of hard drives) have industrial parks there. In fact, IDC is now revising its Q4 numbers to reflect its belief that PC shipments will now, in fact, fall year-over-year in that quarter. How is it that IDC didn't foresee the flooding? Don't these guys own one of the palantír? Pffft.
It's NOT Called Xbox 720
There are a lot of rumors swirling around about the next Xbox console, and many of them contradict the information I've gotten from my sources. So I don't know what to think, exactly. But I will say this—and I'm looking at you, tech bloggers and reporters: STOP calling it the Xbox 720. I have heard explicitly and frequently that this name has never, ever been considered and that the people working on the next console cannot stand this name. So please. Stop.
Source: Windows IT Pro