Microsoft also says that on the basis of the operating system licences it is selling, it looks for personal computer sales for the 12 months to June – its financial year – to grow 26% to 6.5m units after a 30% growth to 5m the previous fiscal year – and that 55% of the machines will be based on the 80286 or 80386, up from 42% last year.
MICROSOFT EXPECTS PC SALES TO GROW 26% FOR 12 MONTHS TO JUNE
