INTERVIEW-China Passes Japan as Dell's No. 3 Market

Iria · Nov 13, 2005, 12:26 AM

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Dell Inc., the world's biggest PC maker, said on Friday that China had overtaken Japan to become its third-biggest market for unit sales, and sought to dispel talk that its Chinese business was stumbling.

China passed Japan in Dell's fiscal third quarter through Oct. 28, putting it behind only the United States and Britain in terms of unit sales, Bill Amelio, Dell's Asia Pacific chief, told Reuters in an interview.

"China for the first time has become the biggest market for us (in Asia) in terms of shipments," he said. "It's number three worldwide."

"It'll be a while (before it passes Britain)," he added.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	INTERVIEW-China Passes Japan as Dell's No. 3 Market SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Dell Inc., the world's biggest PC maker, said on Friday that China had overtaken Japan to become its third-biggest market for unit sales, and sought to dispel talk that its Chinese business was stumbling. China passed Japan in Dell's fiscal third quarter through Oct. 28, putting it behind only the United States and Britain in terms of unit sales, Bill Amelio, Dell's Asia Pacific chief, told Reuters in an interview. "China for the first time has become the biggest market for us (in Asia) in terms of shipments," he said. "It's number three worldwide." "It'll be a while (before it passes Britain)," he added. _____________ Read More / Source: Reuters