Windows XP's launch prompted a 24.3 per cent increase in sales of PCs in Japan, according to Asiabiztech. Bad news! sales of PCs in Japan were down 16.9 per cent following the Windows XP launch.
The problem is that the ups or downs depend on whether you compare the launch week with the week before, or with the same week a year before. The numbers jumped 24.3 per cent by volume and 27.8 per cent by value compared to the week before, but dropped 16.9 per cent by volume and 16.4 per cent by value compared with the same period a year before.
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