Information Technology News Fourth Quarter of 2008 saw PC sales grind to halt worldwide, US crashes | Fourth Quarter of 2008 saw PC sales grind to halt worldwide, US crashes |
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| by Stan Beer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday, 15 January 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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the fourth quarter of 2008, PC shipments in EMEA totaled 30.4 million
units, a 4.9% increase from the fourth quarter of 2007. This region had
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The PC market in Latin America grew 10% with shipments surpassing 7.2 million units in the fourth quarter. The general devaluation of local Latin American currencies is impacting foreign PC vendors as their systems are more expensive. PC shipments in Japan grew 7% with shipments reaching 3.5 million units in the fourth quarter. The country was impacted by lower corporate demand and fewer shipments of spring consumer models that were launched in late December. For the year, worldwide PC shipments totaled 302.2 million units in 2008, a 10.9% increase from 2007. The top 5 ranking remained unchanged compared to 2007. Dell recovered from its restructuring process in 2008, showing a slightly higher growth rate compared to the worldwide average. Lenovo continued to struggle outside of China’s market. Its attempt to enter the consumer markets was not successful in 2008. Toshiba grew faster than the worldwide average by heavily targeting the consumer market. Preliminary Worldwide PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 2008 (Thousands of Units)
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