1 Billion PCs by End of 2008 175
javipas writes "Acording to a study published by Forrester Research, 2008 will be the year in wich a psychological barrier will be surpassed. By the end of next year there will be 1.000.000.000 computers all around the world, a number that will double itself in just five more years. The reason: the emerging markets of countries such as Brazil, China, India or Russia, which will be responsible for 775 million new PCs and laptop computers. Part of them, of course, coming from projects like the OLPC's one."
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That will be it then (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Typo (Score:2, Funny)
"Hmmmm.. This new shipment will take us over the 1B mark.."
"Oh really? In that case I'm not sure we can manage it."
Whaaa???? (Score:5, Funny)
ok, so which joke do we go for here... (Score:4, Funny)
psychological? (Score:4, Funny)
If Bill Cosby ever decides to do a "Nerds say the dumbest things" show, it won't be hard to find good material here.
prize (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Typo (Score:3, Funny)
But, will those 775 run Linux?
:-P
Re:Whaaa???? (Score:5, Funny)
WORST SENTENCE EVAR!11!!!!!! (Score:2, Funny)
Brazil, China, India OR Russia, make up your minds. ("responsible of 775" and "OLPC's one" already adequately mocked above)
Re:Whaaa???? (Score:5, Funny)
I appreciate your joke. I however am concerned with the fact that I now have coffee on my monitor. Please sent $3 and a paper towel to:
Coffee-less Dude
c/o Slashdot
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