2009 will surpass 2001 as the worst year for global personal computer (PC) shipments

According to Market Research Company Gartner, quoted here;

2009 is going to see the steepest decline in global personal computer (PC) shipments.

Global personal computer (PC) shipments in 2009(predicted):___257 million units or 25.7 crore

Global personal computer (PC) shipments in 2008:___________292 million units

Decline: ____________________________________11.9 percent


In 2001 the industry suffered a decline of 3.2 percent over 2000.

Some solace: Mini-notebook segment. But, the low-cost computers segment is too small to counter overall market decline.


Interesting Fact:


According to Gartner; mini-notebooks are going to count for 8 percent of PC shipments in 2009.
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