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Gartner Says Worldwide PC Market Grew 15 Percent in Third Quarter of 2008 on Strength of Mini-Notebook Shipments; Industry Feeling the Impact of the Economic Crunch

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Acer Moves Past HP for Top Position in EMEA Market STAMFORD, Conn., October 14, 2008 — Worldwide PC shipments reached 80.6 million units in the third quarter of 2008, a 15 percent increase from the third quarter last year, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. The mini-notebook ...

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Apple takes 10% share US PC market
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... Gartner's latest figures reveal Apple achieved a 10 per cent slice of the US and worldwide computer markets in Q3 2008 - no wonder Microsoft's running scared. ...

Economic Crisis Drives Notebook “Rightsizing”
Digital Daily — ... The fastest growing computer segment in the quarter: mini-notebooks. “The mini-notebook segment experienced strong growth in the global PC, led by robust growth in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region,” said Kitagawa. “In the North America market, the economic crunch created more interest in the sub-$500 segment. Because the mini-notebook is still a new segment, it is too early to determine if the emerging segment created new market opportunities, or if it cannibalized lower priced systems.” ...

Vista Wow Starts Now … at Apple
Digital Daily — ... A remarkable point. And one seemingly borne out by the latest PC vendor shipment numbers from Gartner (IT) (click on chart below). Apple (AAPL) showed nearly 30 percent year-over-year growth in the third quarter, its market share rising to 9.5 percent from 7.7 percent. ...

PC industry continues to grow globally and at home despite economy
Infinite Loop — ... even three percent of the market are far away indeed; Apple is on the verge of reclaiming more than ten percent of the pie. (Shhh. Don't tell Sculley). Apple is by far the biggest gainer in the U.S. sales charts with a 29.4 percent growth compared to the same quarter in 2007. Rounding out the top five are Acer at 1.542 million units shipped and Toshiba at 979,000 units shipped. All of the top five U.S. PC shippers posted growth for the quarter compared to last year. Further Reading Gartner

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