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PC Market To See Positive Growth In Q4

Global PC shipments are on track to reach 274 million units in 2009, a 6 percent decrease from 2008 shipments of 292 million, according to Gartner. Despite the overall decline, Gartner now expects the PC market to post positive growth in the fourth quarter of 2009, setting the stage for a solid market recovery in 2010 with a forecast of growth of 10.3 percent.

PC Shipments Increase 16%

Global PC shipments are estimated to rise by 16 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. After a slow second half of 2006, with growth hitting a low of 7 percent in the fourth quarter, growth has increased steadily in 2007 and the annual growth rate is expected to reach 14 percent up from 10 percent in 2006.