After three straight quarters of decline, PC shipments are showing some signs of improvement for the Third Quarter. According to a report from the IDC PC tracker, PCs rose some 2.3 percent from where they were this same time last year.
The growth has been attributed to the back to school sales, with a 33.5 percent growth in Laptop shipments. Desktops however, did not show the same improvement as their numbers continue to decline.
PC shipments are expecting to show 1.3 percent growth for 2009, and it is being predicted that shipments will rise 10.3 percent in 2010. Total shipments are expected to hit 291.4 million for 2009, and 321.4 million in 2010. An increase from 2008, which only saw 287.6 million units.
Loren Loverde, program director of IDC Worldwide Trackers stated “The speed of market stabilization and growth in key segments reflect the essential role of personal computing today.”
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