PC Shipments Grew 22% in Second Quarter, IDC Says

Sunday, 18 July 2010 14:05

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Global personal-computer shipments rose 22 percent in the second quarter, a sign consumer demand is picking up even amid lingering concerns about the pace of economic recovery, according to research firm IDC.

Hewlett-Packard Co. remained the market leader, though its share fell to 18.1 percent from 19.7 percent a year earlier, Framingham, Massachusetts-based IDC said in a statement today. Gartner Inc., based in Stamford, Connecticut, put worldwide growth today at 21 percent, above its forecast for 19 percent.

The replacement of aging systems, the introduction of lower-cost machines and the fact that much of the world doesn’t own a computer are all driving growth, said Jay Chou, an analyst at IDC. The results allayed concerns that a rebound in technology spending might slow, partly because of the European debt crisis. The increase measured by IDC was in line with the firm’s projection of 23 percent.

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