Denny Arar, senior editor at PC World magazine, said that Me runs too slow and offers consumers too little to justify its price tag.

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Finding both men not guilty of all charges Senior District Judge Howard Riddle said PC Hughes' language had been "unacceptable and offensive" but did not amount to a crime.

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Colleagues brought the behaviour of PC Hughes and PC David Hair to the attention of the senior management in the force.

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"This is how I see the PC evolving, " says Gordon Bell, a senior researcher in the group.

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What would have taken three months to render on a Cray in 1993 now takes two hours or less on a PC, says Barney Issen, Chevron's senior geophysicist in charge of interpreting seismic data.

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"With the launch of our global consumer Idea brand a year ago, we've shown the world that PC technology can be powerful and beautiful, " said Liu Jun, senior vice president and president, Consumer Business Group, Lenovo.

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Senior Intel management, notably Chief Executive Paul Otellini, has signaled concern over sufficient manufacturing capacity in 2010 should the PC industry hit or exceed a prospective 10%-15% unit rate of growth.

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