Sentence examples for consumer upgrades from inspiring English sources

The growing popularity of digital music and video and increased remote access of computers over high-speed Internet connections may be producing a pent-up demand in 2002 for "consumer upgrades to Windows XP as well as a stronger upgrade cycle for the business market," noted a leading Microsoft analyst, Rick Sherlund of Goldman , Sachs in an advisory last week.

Though its probe is wider as it's also investigating whether Apple rival Samsung has used software updates to slow its phones to drive consumer upgrades — as is alleged.

Unlike computers or cars, their technology doesn't change rapidly enough to prompt constant consumer upgrades.

Vast quantities of money are at stake, with corporations and governments vying to build faster, more efficient and more effective systems; to keep consumer upgrade cycles ticking over.

Both Dell and Apple are banking on what some analysts say will be a consumer upgrade cycle in 2002 as PC users buy new machines to run Microsoft's latest operating system software, Windows XP, and Apple's own new OS X operating system.

Consumer upgrade cycles are embedded into the entire supplier system, from hardware parts to software patches.

However, 4K Ultra HD requires 4K TVs, so it's also not broadly accessible, given the typical consumer upgrade cycle when it comes to replacing televisions.

The global mass market largely influenced by millennial buying habits and priorities as well as the consumer upgrade happening in China in which consumers are "upgrading" their lifestyle through travel, household goods, fashion, dining and more, are seeking out affordable luxury – unique products at low prices.

With the average consumer upgrading their iPhone every two to three years, Apple creates a massive recurring revenue stream that continues to compound with growth in the install base.

"We have always seen an increase in device satisfaction as consumer upgrade their mobile operating system from one version to another," On Device CEO Alistair Hill explained in an emailed statement, adding that that's also traditionally been the case among Android OS versions.

"Only a third of all consumers upgrade to a home entertainment system," he said.