There's life in the old PC yet

John Leonard
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Some tablets may become obsolete long before laptops and desktop PCs bite the dust, writes John Leonard

For CIOs faced with a desktop upgrade, the choice has rarely been more difficult. With Microsoft withdrawing support for Windows XP next year, there is the decision of whether to opt for Windows 8,...

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