Global PC sales sputtered in the second quarter of 2011 as 85.2 million units were shipped, up just 2.3 percent, according to Gartner. IDC data put shipments growth at 2.6 percent.
The strongest growth rates of the quarter belonged to Lenovo and Apple. Lenovo, which is riding a corporate upgrade cycle, had second quarter global market share of 12 percent, just behind Dell in second place. Lenovo shipments grew 22.5 percent from a year ago as the company gained two percentage points of market share, based on Gartner figures.
As Lenovo shines in Gartner's worldwide standings, Apple's growth is dominating in the US. Apple is the third biggest PC vendor in the US with 10.7 percent market share in the second quarter, up from 9.3 percent a year ago.
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