HP overtakes Dell in the pc marketplace

HP grabbed the number one role within the worldwide pc marketplace for the duration of the 1/3 zone of 2006. The enterprise beat previous marketplace leader Dell to the pinnacle position, reviews from Gartner and IDC display.

it's miles the primary time because past due 2003 that HP has been the market leader. in line with Gartner , HP sold 9.6 million machines, which works out to sixteen.three according to cent of global income. Dell bought 9.five million, giving it sixteen.1 in step with cent of income.

Gartner and IDC disagree relatively in terms of numbers showing how the computer market is developing.

IDC claims that the range of pcs sold at some stage in the 1/3 quarter increased by using 7.9 in line with cent to 57 million, that is a slower marketplace overall performance than the 9.eight consistent with cent increase price of the second zone of this yr. Gartner's analysis indicates that sales went up by means of 6.7 in line with cent to fifty nine million units.

Lenovo is in 0.33 region consistent with both IDC and Gartner - with 7.eight and 7.5 in keeping with cent of the marketplace respectively. each analysts nation that its increase changed into approximately 10 per cent.

Acer took the fourth function with 6 consistent with cent, and Toshiba fifth with four.2 per cent.

income figures outdoor america grew by eleven in line with cent. in the US but, Dell is still in first vicinity with near a 3rd of the marketplace (32.1 in line with cent), ahead of HP with 22 in step with cent - in step with IDC - and 23 in keeping with cent in line with Gartner. Gateway is third, with 6.4 in keeping with cent of sales.