[citation][nom]punahou1[/nom]I did not know that Brazil was the world's third largest PC market. Isn't it the largest "Third World" PC market?[/citation]
I've found some sources:
As a Brazillian I wasn't that surprised, considering the economic growth the country experienced in the recent years and the larger average income the last census presented, which means that many people are taking the chance to refresh their gadget portfolio or, talking about the poorer families, buying their first computer.
We do suffer with outrageously large taxes, thou, meaning that a 500 USD Vaio, for example, will here be sold for 1200 min. No wonder why we abroad -- I, for one, managed to sneak past our duties with 3000 USD hardware that would never, , be available for less than 6000 in the country. Once they sold Xbox 360's for 1600 USD.
Most people here think this is the fair price of things, so I could only expect Lenovo beeing so happy about this.