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Article: Personal Computer Market Speeds Up in First Quarter
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- April 28, 1997
CopyrightCopyright 1997 Xinhua English Newswire. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Growth in the personal computer market accelerated worldwide in
the first quarter this year, according to preliminary data released
today by International Data Corporation.
Unit shipments worldwide rose 16 percent over the first quarter
of
1996, compared to only 13 percent year-over-year growth in Q4 1996.
The U.S. recorded a 20 percent increase, the fastest of any major
region, and the best quarterly domestic growth rate since the end of
1995. But Dataquest, another major research group, said the U.S. PC
market grew 15 percent.
Analysts attributed the growth to the introduction of MMX
technology of Intel and a wide-range price cut of PCs.
Compaq once again led the market, both in the U.S. ...