In November New York City-based Gordon Brothers Capital, an investment concern, stepped in and bought the business at what was apparently a rock-bottom price.

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When low-income household members buy PCs, they tend to purchase systems that are more sophisticated than computers with rock-bottom price tags, according to Dave Tremblay, InfoBeads senior industry analyst.

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The price may not hit rock bottom until early 2010.

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