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PC market growth at historic low
News The world PC market grew far more slowly than expected in the fourth quarter of last year, hit by saturation in the US and Europe and the slowdown of the US economy, according to a new report. Besides the plunge in dot-com stocks, Gartner analysts...
[January 19, 2001, 15:04]
PC market growth sluggish despite end of war
News The PC market will grow only slightly for the second quarter of this year, amidst continued economic uncertainty and the absence of an economic upswing that some had predicted following the end of the war in Iraq, research firm Gartner has predicted.
[May 14, 2003, 16:43]
PC market edges towards recovery
News Despite the Sars epidemic, the war in Iraq, and economic uncertainty, the PC market grew faster than expected in the second quarter. HP has been much more aggressive on PC prices since the merger, but analysts said the company still has trouble...
[July 17, 2003, 8:34]
Intel's Barrett: PC market on the mend
News Although the market for communications equipment continues to shrink, the PC market has begun to stabilise, said Intel chief executive Craig Barrett during his keynote address at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.
[February 26, 2002, 9:01]
PC market hurting, but Dell grabs share
News The PC market is shrinking, while Dell Computer continues to gain market share. Confirming grim reports from individual PC makers, market researcher Gartner Dataquest said Wednesday that unit shipments worldwide tumbled nearly 12 percent in the...
[October 18, 2001, 9:40]
PC market stops declining, for now
News The PC market is far from healthy, but for the moment, at least, it has stopped shrinking. A small increase may occur in the fourth quarter as well, the market researcher added. In contrast, HP's shipments shrunk by 4.9 percent, leaving it with a...
[October 18, 2002, 13:51]
PC market shows signs of resilience amid decline
News The PC market shrank during the first part of 2009, but not as badly as expected. The US PC market proved to be surprisingly resilient this quarter as notebooks were still seen as important purchases by many US consumers," said Bob O'Donnell, vice...
[April 16, 2009, 9:43]
PC market grows without Dell
News The PC maker saw shipments rise worldwide by 10.2 percent from the first quarter of 2005, resulting in a decline in market share from 16.9 percent to 16.5 percent. It's a significant change because Dell has grown faster — and generally by a...
[April 20, 2006, 10:15]
PC market ripe for a rebound
News The precipitous decline in memory prices appears to have skidded to a halt, leading some analysts to believe that some of the worst effects of the slowdown in the PC market may be over. Although Ross and other analysts are extremely wary about the...
[March 16, 2001, 10:24]
IDC: PC market on the comeback trail
News After two tough years, the PC market will experience tangible growth again in 2003 and 2004 due in part to the rise of wireless, according to market research firm IDC. We continue to expect slow worldwide PC shipment growth for the next several...
[December 6, 2002, 10:18]
PC market holding out for recovery
News Still, although the market has stabilised, the calm rests on a thin foundation. Taiwan's PC manufacturers are experiencing a seasonal dip in shipments and are hoping for a recovery in the second half of the year.
[March 13, 2002, 10:11]
Falling euro slams PC market growth
News The euro's continued slide meant a sluggish PC market on the continent in the last quarter, while the UK's corporate PC market showed relatively strong growth, according to new research. Hewlett-Packard showed significant growth, fuelled by an...
[November 1, 2000, 13:33]
US Report: Sub-$1,000 PC market cooling off
News Compaq wasn't the first company out with a sub-$1,000 PC, but it built the segment by virtue of its dominance in the PC market. That section of the market seems to have stabilised at about 40 percent of the retail market, according to research...
[July 17, 1998, 13:51]
Tablet gives hope to gloomy PC market
News Tablet PCs -- tiny portable computers fitted with pens, touch screens and handwriting-recognition technology -- came onto the market last November and are based on Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition software.
[March 17, 2003, 9:36]
Worldwide PC market is growing -- IDC
News The figures indicate a healthy PC market -- a stark contrast to suggestions earlier this year that the PC market had reached its climax. IDC accredited the increase to several factors including strong consumer demand, the low-cost PC market, and...
[July 27, 1999, 11:03]
Dell falters in growing PC market
News Despite the slump, Dell remains the top PC vendor in the UK, with 24.5 percent of the market. Despite increasing demand for PCs in the market as a whole, Dell's UK sales have dropped, according to the latest statistics.
[August 6, 2007, 15:12]
Asia-Pacific PC market grows 30 percent
News China's entry into the World Trade Organisation may introduce more PC vendors into the market and increase competition. The Asia-Pacific personal computer market grew by 30 percent in 2000, with unit shipments reaching 17.3 million, according to...
[February 20, 2001, 8:22]
UK PC market has best growth in Europe
News The UK PC market showed the biggest growth in Western Europe in the second quarter, according to analysts at Gartner, with shipments totalling 2.8 million units. The PC market in the UK performed strongly this quarter with both the consumer and...
[July 31, 2008, 15:48]
IBM reorients the PC market
Leader It is easy to see this in cataclysmic terms: the inventor of the modern PC handing over the market to the Far East, the death of the PC, even the end of Western dominance in high technology. The PC market has been an exercise in brand and supply...
[December 6, 2004, 12:20]
Sony sneaking up on PC market
News Despite flopping in the PC market a few years ago, Japanese consumer-electronics giant Sony has finally stepped up to become one of the computer industry's big players. Shipments of Sony Vaio PCs into the US retail market are up nearly threefold in...
[September 23, 2002, 13:32]
