PC Makers Selling Windows XP Early
Reuters | at | by Mike
Top personal computer makers, including Dell Computer Corp. DELL.O, said on Wednesday they have begun selling some PCs with Microsoft Corp.'s widely anticipated new MSFT.O Windows XP operating system four weeks ahead of its scheduled launch, in a speedy turnaround that analysts say is designed to help slumping sales. After a year of slow sales, Microsoft, semiconductor maker Intel Corp.INTC.O and the PC makers such as Compaq Computer Corp. CPQ.N Corp. and Gateway Inc. GTW.N have been counting on an boost in sales from the launch of XP, analysts said.