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Global PC Spending Set To Hit $245 Billion
Global PC shipments are on track to total 366.1 million units in 2010, a 19.7 percent increase from 305.8 million units shipped in 2009, according to the latest preliminary forecast by Gartner.
Worldwide PC spending is forecast to reach $245 billion in 2010, up 12.2 percent from 2009.
The forecast is more optimistic than Gartner's December 2009 forecast, which predicted a 13.3 percent growth in PC shipments in 2010 and 1.9 percent growth in spending.
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Gartner expects all regional markets will return to growth exhibit more normal seasonality in 2010. The market will remain robust with unit growth continuing to increase strongly over the next three years as home PC demand increases and professional replacements rise in the recovery from the global recession.
"The PC industry will be overwhelmingly driven by mobile PCs, thanks to strong home growth in both emerging and mature markets," said George Shiffler, research director at Gartner.
"Mini-notebooks are again forecast to boost mobile PC growth in 2010, but their contribution is expected to decline noticeably afterward, as they face growing competition from new ultra-low-voltage (ULV) ultraportables and...
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