PC Shipments Post Nearly 17 Pct. Growth

Iria · Jul 19, 2005, 05:21 AM

BOSTON - Worldwide shipments of personal computers rose 16.6 percent in the second quarter as surging international demand and price wars drove shipments to their highest quarterly growth rate in nearly five years, IDC said Monday.

And in another sign of its dominance, market leader Dell Inc. distanced itself from No. 2 PC maker Hewlett-Packard Co. by posting 23.7 percent growth in the second quarter compared with 16.3 percent for HP, IDC said.

A report from another technology research firm, Gartner Inc., put overall growth at a more modest 14.8 percent for the April-June period. Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner uses slightly different measurement methods than IDC, of Framingham, Mass.

IDC said the 16.6 percent gain compared with the same quarter a year ago was the fastest growth rate since PC shipments posted an 18.9 percent year-over-year increase in the third quarter of 2000.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	PC Shipments Post Nearly 17 Pct. Growth BOSTON - Worldwide shipments of personal computers rose 16.6 percent in the second quarter as surging international demand and price wars drove shipments to their highest quarterly growth rate in nearly five years, IDC said Monday. And in another sign of its dominance, market leader Dell Inc. distanced itself from No. 2 PC maker Hewlett-Packard Co. by posting 23.7 percent growth in the second quarter compared with 16.3 percent for HP, IDC said. A report from another technology research firm, Gartner Inc., put overall growth at a more modest 14.8 percent for the April-June period. Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner uses slightly different measurement methods than IDC, of Framingham, Mass. IDC said the 16.6 percent gain compared with the same quarter a year ago was the fastest growth rate since PC shipments posted an 18.9 percent year-over-year increase in the third quarter of 2000. __________ Read More / Source: SBC Yahoo! News