Windows XP’s death may not be enough to bail out Windows 8

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090406682fde2b58dfa49404a4cf19c0.jpgThe impending demise of Windows XP is seen as a great opportunity for PC and tablet vendors to boost sales... unless, that is, they're selling machines that run Windows 8. Research firm Canalys, which counts tablets along with traditional laptops and desktops in its data on PC sales, says that PC shipments should rebound nicely in 2014 as more companies look to upgrade from their old Windows XP machines. There's just one problem for Microsoft, however: Canalys thinks that most of the Windows PCs sold to companies upgrading from XP will be Windows 7 machines, not Windows 8 devices.

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