HPQ, DELL: Gartner Says Hewlett Packard Widened its Lead
H-P adds to worldwide PC lead: Gartner - MarketWatch
Gartner said that H-P (HPQ - Annual Report) had worldwide first-quarter PC shipments of 11 million units for 17.6% of the market. H-P’s shipments rose by almost 29% from the same period a year ago. By contrast, Dell (DELL) saw its shipments fall almost 8% from a year ago, to 8.7 million units. Dell’s results gave it a 13.9% market share.The worldwide top five was filled out by Acer, with a 6.8% market share, Lenovo Group (LNVGY.PK), with a 6.3% stake, and Toshiba, which claimed 4.1% of the market. All three companies saw their shipments increase during the same period in 2006.
Gartner said that total worldwide shipments rose 8.9% to 62.7 million units during the quarter.
For years Dell was the leader and gained share every year. Things have clearly reversed for the company. We still question whether their business model remains relevant in the era of ultra-cheap PCs.
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