"I expect a flurry of class action lawsuits in US, Canada, and in every European country, " Mr Kusnetzky said.
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One of the reasons for its success in China could be down to its ability to be controlled says vice president of software systems at IDC, Dan Kusnetzky.
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Mr Kusnetzky predicted that sales of information appliances - from stripped down terminals used primarily to access to the internet, to smart mobile phones and handheld computers such as the Palm Pilot - would outpace PC sales by 2004.