Notebook vendors pessimistic about 3Q13 outlook, say Taiwan makers

Notebook vendors pessimistic about 3Q13 outlook, say Taiwan makers: Notebook vendors originally thought that Microsoft would launch Windows Blue in September 2013 and the new operating system could pair with Intel's Haswell platform, to be unveiled in early June, to boost global demand in the third quarter. But because Microsoft will launch Windows Blue in late 2013, the vendors are pessimistic about the global notebook market in the third quarter, according to sources from notebook players.