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HP Regains Throne as Top PC Maker

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the get-your-red-hot-desktop dept.

Nick writes "HP is once again the leading PC manufacturer." From the article: "HP has snatched the PC crown from Dell's barely coherent clutches. It has taken HP close to three years to once again lead the market in worldwide PC sales. Under CEO Carly Fiorina and post Compaq, the company largely gave up on the tit-for-tat struggle with Dell for the PC top spot that had been so important to it over the years. Now it has reclaimed the #1 slot during the third quarter on the back of Dell's self-destruction. Overall, worldwide PC shipments hit 59.1m units in the third quarter - a 7 per cent rise from the same period last year, according to new data from Gartner. The US PC market, however, dipped 2 per cent, marking its first fall since mid-2002. Dell is particularly exposed to the US PC market, and it showed." Update: 10/20 16:37 GMT by Z : Switched link to a more current story.

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  1. This is a 2003 Article! by DelawareBoy · · Score: 1, Redundant

    What gives?

    1. Re:This is a 2003 Article! by Primis · · Score: 0, Redundant

      For God's sake, someone mod this parent comment up.

      The article linked to is a 2003 article quoting 2002 sales figures. It's beyond irrelevant....

  2. Article is from 2003 by everphilski · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I woudln't derive actual meaning from it ...