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HP Remains Top PC Maker as Market Sinks in Q4
eweek.com - 1/16/2009
HP Remains Top PC Maker as Market Sinks in Q4
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While Hewlett-Packard remained the world's top PC maker, shipments of desktops and notebooks sank in the fourth quarter of 2008, especially in the United States, say Gartner and IDC. While businesses stopped buying new PCs earlier in 2008, consumers also delayed purchases of new laptops, which ...
digitimes.com - 1/16/2009
HP to add more members to its Mini-note family
— digitimes.com — Hewlett-Packard (HP) plans to launch new members in its Mini-note family including the Mini-note 2150 with built-in... a 3G module at the beginning of June this year, according to sources at notebook makers (more) HP to add more members to its Mini-note family

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HP Mini 2140 Notebook PC Small & Medium Business
h10010.www1.hp.com - 1/20/2009
HP Mini 2140 Notebook PC Small & Medium Business
— h10010.www1.hp.com — †Not all Windows Vista features are available for use on all Windows Vista Capable PCs. All Windows... Vista Capable PCs will run the core experiences of Windows Vista, such as innovations in organizing and finding information, security, and reliability. ... (more) HP Mini 2140 Notebook PC Small & Medium Business

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gartner.com - 1/15/2009
Gartner Says In the Fourth Quarter of 2008 the PC Industry Suffered Its Worst Shipment Growth ...
— gartner.com — STAMFORD, Conn., January 15, 2009 — In the fourth quarter of 2008, the worldwide PC industry suffered... its worst growth rate since 2002 as worldwide shipments totalled 78.1 million units, a 1.1 per cent increase from the fourth quarter of 2007, ... (more) Gartner Says In the Fourth Quarter of 2008 the PC ...

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Microsoft Watch:  What 2008 PC Sales Mean to 2009

Apple Watch:  Hope Can't Defy Gravity

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What 2008 PC Sales Mean to 2009
Microsoft Watch — ... News Analysis. Gartner and IDC released preliminary 2008 PC shipment numbers yesterday. Sure they're down, and some people will write off Microsoft future earnings because of them. I wouldn't. ...

Hope Can't Defy Gravity
Apple Watch — ... still looks good. But short term, at least for first half 2009, the Mac business will inflict pain on the company. I'm quite baffled by the last couple days' news analyses about Apple's fourth calendar quarter PC shipments. Gartner and IDC released preliminary numbers on Wednesday. Most blog and news reports focus on Mac shipments' 7.5 percent year-over-year U.S. growth, which compares to 3.5 percent decline for all vendors, according to IDC. So, what ? Fourth quarter 2007 comparisons are simply meaningless in assessing the real health of Apple's Mac business. A year ago, ...

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