Friday, January 18, 2008

Global PC Market Grew 13.4% in 2007: Gartner

January 17 - InternetNews.com - Worldwide PC shipments rose 13.4 percent to 271.2 million units in 2007, according to preliminary results by IT consultancy Gartner.

The group also found that Europe, the Middle East and Africa collectively led the way -- ahead of Asia, itself a booming market. During fourth quarter alone, global PC shipments rose 13.1 percent over the same period in 2006, Gartner said.

It was boom times for a number of the top-tier vendors -- but not all. In 2006, Hewlett-Packard finished nearly in a tie with Dell for the top spot, with 38 million units sold and 15.9 percent of the market each. Read More.

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