Winslow Homer paintings

Winslow Homer paintings
William Bouguereau paintings
antitrust case against Microsoft.Computer Makers Seek BoostThe release of Windows XP is a high-stakes event for the personal computer industry as well, with manufacturers hoping the new system will induce customers to buy more machines.When PC sales dipped in the first two quarters of 2001, it was the first time the industry had seen such a downturn since 1986 — before widespread use of e-mail, before the World Wide Web, or for that matter before the user-friendly point-and-click interface became nearly universal in home computing.According to Gartner Dataquest's statistics, computer sales have been falling by 2 percent per quarter in 2001. Gateway, for instance, the nation's fourth-biggest PC maker, announced a $520 million third-quarter loss this year after making $132 million during the same time in 2000. But industry observers