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Global PC shipments up .5% in the third quarter

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Old 10-15-2009
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Global PC shipments up .5% in the third quarter

Gartner has released a report that shows a rise of .5% in PC shipments during the last quarter from a year ago. A small but nonetheless positive gain, compared to the second quarter's 5% decline and the first's 6.5% drop. The growth was somewhat of a surprise to Gartner, which expected PC shipments to fall by 5.6% in the third quarter.

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Old 10-16-2009
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How excited can you be for a .5% increase in shipments after going backwards the past two quarters. And the holiday season is coming up so wouldn't the shipments naturally increase?

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