HP Extends Lead Over Dell In PCs
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Dell used to be the largest maker of PCs in the world, but they’ve lost that distinction to HP. In fact, HP is also now gaining ground, and widening the gap even further. HP focused on notebooks. and did very well for the quarter.
The market research firm said HP’s 13.1 million PCs shipped in the quarter gave it a 19.1-percent share of the market, up from 16.5 percent a year ago, and marked its fifth straight quarter at the top of the global PC market.
Dell underperformed the market with 1.5-percent growth in shipments in the quarter, knocking its market share to 14.6 percent from 16.3 percent.
“Despite a renewed focus on its PC business, and the return of Michael Dell to the company’s helm, Dell’s channel business is taking time to ramp up and have an impact on company sales,” iSuppli principal analyst Matthew Wilkins said in a statement.
PC shipments are expected to grow 12% in 2008.
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