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Notebook Sales Outpace Desktop Sales

mikesd81 writes "Eweek reports that notebook sales have surpassed desktop sales for the first time in history. 'In the third quarter of 2008, notebook PC shipments rose almost 40 percent compared with the same period of 2007 to reach 38.6 million units. Conversely, desktop PC shipments declined by 1.3 percent for the same period to 38.5 million units. "Momentum has been building in the notebook market for some time, so it's not a complete surprise that shipments have surpassed those of desktops," said iSuppli principal analyst for computer platforms Matthew Wilkins. "However, this marks a major event in the PC market because it marks the start of the age of the notebook." ... The FBI's National Crime Information Center reported that the number of reported laptop thefts increased almost 48 percent over the last two years, to nearly 109,000 from 73,700.'"

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  1. Re:Steve Jobs Quote. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What does Douglas N. Adams or Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid have to do with this?

  2. Re:Girls and Gays by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

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  3. Re:That's good, but. . . by Ihmhi · · Score: 2, Funny

    There's a joke about blade servers in there somewhere, but so many come to mind and I can't quite decide.