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Joshua
04-16-2004, 10:32 AM
Thanks to stronger-than-expected PC shipments, Dell returned to the
number-one PC-maker spot last quarter. If you're following the Dell
and HP rivalry, take note: Dell sold more than 1 million more PCs than
HP sold in the quarter, widening the gap between the two companies.
Dell sold 7.7 million PCs between January and March, giving it 18.6
percent of the worldwide PC market (the company commands more than 30
percent of the US market). IBM came in third. In good news for the
wider industry, overall PC sales rose dramatically in the first
quarter. IDC reported that more than 41.3 million units shipped in the
quarter, up 17 percent year over year, beating analysts' projections.
Gartner's figures were even higher. The firm reported that PC makers
sold 45.3 million units worldwide, up 13.4 percent.
DarkFury
04-16-2004, 12:35 PM
So Dell is "back" to number one... :shrug: I thought they always were out in front... was HP in the lead before? If so, I never noticed... (unless you count the millions of old Compaqs out there from ages ago...)
bachviet
04-16-2004, 03:06 PM
Dell profits beat expectation last quarter.
cheapchinese
04-16-2004, 06:45 PM
this might sound stupid, but isn't this suppose to be in the finance forum???

anyways, i always thought HP isn't going to focus primarily on computers anymore.. going towards more media type of ordeal
DarkFury
04-16-2004, 08:32 PM
this might sound stupid, but isn't this suppose to be in the finance forum???

anyways, i always thought HP isn't going to focus primarily on computers anymore.. going towards more media type of ordeal
Nope... cause it has nothing to do with finance. :shrug:

This is definitely hardware... :D
ski
04-16-2004, 10:50 PM
Nope... cause it has nothing to do with finance. :shrug:

This is definitely hardware... :D
Whenever I see the words/phrases like "quarter", "market" , "industry", and "analysts' projections", I wouldn't say it has NOTHING to do with finance ;) Just playing dood... I knew we Dell fans would find this bit of info interesting, and I never would have found it in the Finance forum :)