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XP death boosts EMEA commercial PC market

18 October 2013 •

But prospect of Windows 8.1 devices slow Q3 shipments as vendors fear being left with outdated kit

The EMEA PC market has been heavily influenced by Microsoft's operating system schedule in the third quarter, according to IDC, which pointed to XP's end of life and the imminent launch of Windows ...

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