When [Otellini] joined the company in 1974, most people didn't even know what a PC was - From the Wall St Journal 11-11-2004
AS WE REPORTED YESTERDAY, the Russian PC market appears to have absolutely tanked, falling well into the red.
Speaking with Eszter Morvay, research manager at IDC, the INQ discovered the true extent of the slump, with figures more chilling than a Siberian winter.
According to IDC's number crunching, the market dropped some 41 per cent in the region, largely due to the developing market's inability to borrow (or Put-in) any more money right now. µ

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Russian PC market in the red
In Soviet Russia, the market slumps You!
PC components retail prices after sub-prime borrowers official fucked us-banks (or they fucked... nevermind) in Russia rised about 30-50% due to inflation. So for customers it's question of market situation that currently propose overpriced products. <!