Current economic conditions, particularly high oil and gas prices and looming inflation, would anticipate a slowdown in major markets including personal computers, but this week IDC reported that the worldwide PC market continued to expand recently, posting 17 percent growth in the third quarter of this year. While the strength was somewhat surprising after indications of a peak in the market last year, IDC researchers warned that economic factors could drag the vibrant market down again.
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Report: Worldwide PC Market on the Rise
Posted by: Jay Lyman October 19, 2005 07:40 AMCurrent economic conditions, particularly high oil and gas prices and looming inflation, would anticipate a slowdown in major markets including personal computers, but this week IDC reported that the worldwide PC market continued to expand recently, posting 17 percent growth in the third quarter of this year. While the strength was somewhat surprising after indications of a peak in the market last year, IDC researchers warned that economic factors could drag the vibrant market down again.