COMPAQ OFFERS DISCOUNTS ON COMPUTERS IN MEXICO.(Reuters Reuters British cooperative news agency. Founded in 1851 by Paul Julius Reuter, it was initially concerned with commercial news but began to serve a growing newspaper clientele after the London Morning Advertiser subscribed in 1858. ) - The Mexican unit of Compaq Computer Corp. said it would cut prices by 10 percent on its Presario line of desktop and laptop computers A portable computer that has a flat LCD screen and usually weighs less than eight pounds. Often called just a "laptop," it uses batteries for mobile use and AC power for charging the batteries and desktop use. Today's high-end laptops provide all the capabilities of most desktop computers. in a sale from September 14-23, amid a world-wide computer price war. In a news release, Compaq Computer de Mexico said the promotion would last until supplies ran out. The computer industry is going through one of its worst contractions contractions Obstetrics Volleys of tightening and shortening of myometrium–uterine muscle, which occur during labor, cause dilatation and thinning of the cervix and aid in the descent of the infant in the birth canal. See Labor. Cf Decelerations. ever and market researchers have forecast global drops in PC shipments and sales this year. Dell Computer Corp., the No. 1 PC maker, has led the industry into an all-out price war, wresting market share from rivals Compaq and Hewlett-Packard Co., who have vowed to compete vigorously with each other even though they are in the process of trying to complete a gigantic gi·gan·tic adj. 1. Relating to or suggestive of a giant. 2. a. Exceedingly large of its kind: a gigantic toadstool. b. merger. |
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