iSuppli: PC Market Grows Despite all the Doomsayers
Global PC shipments in the third quarter continued to defy all the negative reports emanating from motherboard makers and the overall "chorus of negativity regarding the market," rising 7 percent sequentially and by 10.3 percent compared to one year ago, according to numbers released by market research firm iSuppli.
"From warnings issued by Taiwanese motherboard makers, to word of declining exports from China, to mounting concerns over consumer spending, there has been a drumbeat of negative news regarding the PC market," said Matthew Wilkins, principal analyst, compute platforms research, for iSuppli. "However, even with consumer confidence shaken by government austerity measures, individuals and businesses continued to purchase PCs in the third quarter, driving up global shipments smartly."
It wasn't just one specific segment propping up the entire market, either. iSuppli says desktops, notebooks, and entry-level servers all rose both on a sequential and a year-or-year basis in Q3. And for those who continue to ring the death knell for desktops, nothing could be further from the truth. Desktop PCs showed the most growth, with shipments jumping 11 percent compared to the second quarter. Mobile PC shipments, on the other hand, rose a comparatively mild 4 percent, though up 15 percent from one year ago.

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machew100
November 08, 2010 at 11:09am
I don't know how many times I've gone to game review sites like gamespot and in the comments some consolefag says "BUT PC GAMING IS DEAD, THE DEVELOPERS DON'T WANT TO DEVELOP FOR PC ANYMORE, THEY WANT CONSOLES".
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