In addition, Microsoft has faced challenges and its earnings are impacted by
the slower upgrade cycle and substitute demand for tablets.
«Given the mixed macroeconomic commentary and
the slower upgrade cycle highlighted by both Apple and US carriers, we assume little improvement in the next two quarters,» Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty said.
Not exact matches
The
slow incremental update
cycle for e-readers does not really give people a reason to
upgrade.
Even with Google wanting to
slow down the
upgrade cycle, we may have just gotten confirmation that Honeycomb will arrive as early as February of 2011.
The car isn't a bad place to target, either: whereas in - home smart speakers have proliferated, the
upgrade cycle for vehicles is much
slower.
With the tablet market
slowing down, and
upgrade cycles being so long, Apple could perhaps have been forgiven for focussing mostly on its laptop - challenging Pro series.
While it will
slow down after a year or so of normal use, you should be on track for a standard two - year
upgrade cycle.