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Article: Dell leads PC industry growth.(News Review)(personal computers)(Brief Article)
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- RETHINK IT
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- March 1, 2005
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The PC industry racked up another quarter of double-digit growth to close out 2004, thanks to Europeans and corporate buyers.
Shipments of PCs grew by 13.7% worldwide in the fourth quarter, according to figures from market researcher IDC, while rival Gartner said units increased by 10.9% globally in the last quarter of last year.
For the year, PC shipments came to 177.5m, a record, and grew by 14.7% over the 2003 total, according to IDC. Gartner, meanwhile, said 189m PCs left factories last year, a growth rate of 11.8%.
The increase was largely fueled by a constituency that has been absent for a few years: corporate buyers. Companies that bought ...