PC Makers shun Windows XP Reduced
PC World | at | by Mike
The European Commission is battling to ensure that a new, "reduced" version of Microsoft's Windows operating system will appear palatable to customers, but its efforts may be in vain: Most of Europe's biggest PC makers say they don't plan to offer the software anyway.
Dell and Fujitsu Siemens both cite the additional effort it would take for them to offer a new operating system and say that, in any case, they do not think customers will be interested in buying it.
Some IT distributors, meanwhile, say they will stock the software but expect little demand for it from customers.