Intel thinks business demand for PCs may lag sales of consumer models
Intel offered up some good news yesterday with its second-quarter earnings yesterday, reporting signs of an uptick in consumer demand for PCs. But executives tempered their optimism by saying they’re not counting on so-called “enterprise” or business customers to increase their buying significantly in 2009.
CEO Paul Otellini said he sees an eventual upside from the fact that many companies have not replaced their employees’ desktop or laptop PCs for three or four years.
“At some point, those need to be refreshed,” he said, adding that businesses may decide to buy new computers after Microsoft releases its new Windows 7 operating system. But he said he doesn’t expect to see those sales pick up before 2010.
On another somewhat upbeat note, Otellini touted the development of new ultra-low voltage processors for the consumer market, which he said are designed to help PC makers create a new segment of ultra-thin but full-function notebooks. These are aimed at consumers who want portability but also want to do more than access Web-based services on a netbook.
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Fairly decent laptops are becomming so cheap now i like to replace them every few years and just buy something in the mid range to budget area.