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PC growth rate in 4Q slowest since 2002(0)

acer-mini-notebookThe personal computer industry suffered its worst growth rate since 2002 in the final quarter of last year. Shipments increased 1.1 percent to 78.1 million units, according to Gartner, an information-technology research firm.

“The United States experienced steeper than expected shipment declines due to the recession. The Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region was also affected by the economic slow down across key countries,” said Mika Kitagawa, principal analyst for Gartner’s Client Computing Markets group. “Asia/Pacific recorded the worst shipment growth since Read the rest of this entry »

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