Vista Delay May Create Motherboard Price War

Goldman Sachs Group Inc cut its forecast for computer motherboard shipments, saying demand "is falling off a cliff." Much of the slowdown has been caused by Microsoft Corp’s delay in introducing its new Windows Vista operating system, [Goldman Sachs analyst Henry King] wrote. The slide may also leave motherboard makers with oversupply, King said, prompting a possible price war.

Tapei Times - Motherboard forecast cut

There appears to be some doubt whether Microsoft Vista is as eagerly anticipated by people as previous OSes the firm has delivered. The hardware vendors are hoping that people will bite. But the concensus appears to be that Vista is no Windows 95, which really had the vendors stocking up on their crates of Cristal

the Inquirer - Vista delay creates motherboard mountain