IDC Reports Sluggish Growth in Worldwide PC Shipments

[MrMick]

The deteriorating worldwide economy had a negative impact on PC shipments in the third quarter of 2008, according to IDC market analysts, but HP managed to retain its leadership position while Dell came in second.

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[Pixels303]

Fewer being sold may also be a fact that some of the consumers are going Mac

 

[Guest]

"Other" most probably means custom assembled PC's. In my country nobody buys Dell, HP, etc. They just go to the computer store and give exact specifications, and they assemble one from off the shelf parts.