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Top selling laptop proves to be not such a great deal...

It?s so nice to have confidence in the products you sell. A prime example is Windows 7. It?s a dream to install, set up, use and sell. So far it looks like the best OS from Microsoft. A lot of hard lessons have been learnt in the last few years, so let?s hope it can keep up with the good work. However, a problem still exists with the lack of repair options and product keys wearing out, so there is still a bit to do to make everyone happy.

It?s easy to knock those at the top. A news story about PC World or Currys on the PCR site is almost certain to elicit a few negative comments. Usually they accuse the stores of being box shifters with little product knowledge. It?s an attitude DSGi acknowledges, and it understands that it?s a knock on effect from its business model of old, which to be fair was mainly centred around price promotions. It?s an image the group has been trying to get away from for a long time.

December sales charts highlight the growing popularity of media PCs...

My mention of the EMC regulations a couple of months ago elicited a response claiming that interference from what is variously known as Power Line Technology/ Power Line/ Communications/ Power Line Telecommunications equipment (let?s call it PLT) was a widespread problem that was only going to get bigger, and was a major breach of the EMC regulations.

Right, let?s revisit WEEE. Before I start, I should say I?m not an authority on WEEE and you should do your own research to keep yourself legal ? I would suggest contacting WeeeCare, who helped me with this, on 0844 800 2004.

Gifts at Christmas used to be the preserve of Santa and his elves, but now everybody is giving things away for free. Laptop computers were a popular ?free? item this Christmas ? provided, for example, consumers signed up for a mobile internet contract.

Robert Peckham, director of the Technology Channels Association, talks about industry events and if there is a future for Mac Expo...

Windows 7 should give the whole channel a much needed sales boost over the Christmas period. With a good press right from the start, unlike its predecessor Vista, there are a lot of excellent opportunities with Windows 7. New users who are unfamiliar with the OS will need help, others will want to upgrade, and there will be lots of new computers to configure.

The IT retail sector is preparing for one of its most challenging year-ends in the last 15 years. So far, we have seen sales across all product groups fall by almost four per cent from January to August 2008 to the same period this year.