PC Sales Strong in 2004
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Dell ended the year on a positive note, beating HP to top the market.
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Worldwide shipments of personal computers rose strongly in the second quarter due to growing demand in Asia and unexpected strength in the U.S., two research companies reported Wednesday.
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Laptop PC shipments by two of the world's largest contract makers surged in June, rebounding from a Santa Rosa lull.
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The worldwide PC market continued to expand at a healthy pace in the second quarter of 2006, although growth was slower than in recent quarters, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.
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New statistics from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker show that commercial  demand for PCs is rising in tandem with the growing economy, with PC shipment  growth in the second quarter the highest since mid 1999.
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Strong sales of new and old products led Microsoft to its fastest-growing Q1 since 1999, the company reported today.
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Steady growth Worldwide PC sales grew by 15.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2007 boosted by increased demand in Europe for laptops. Figures from IDC's Quarterly PC Tracker reveal US shipments of desktop machines continued to decline while laptop growth remained strong. HP was most improved of the big vendors, with growth of 17 per cent.â¦
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Microsoft's profits for the key Christmas trading quarter soar 79%, driven by strong computer sales.
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Dell Inc.  remained the uncontested No.1 personal computer maker in the world, following another quarter of strong growth, as the global PC market grew 11.8 percent in 2004, market research firms said on Tuesday.
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Hewlett-Packard (HP) has reported better than expected quarterly results helped by strong international sales.
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US sales of computers carrying Microsoft's new operating system Vista soared in the week after it was launched, defying the expectations of analysts who gave Vista lackluster reviews.
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TVs, MP3s and even PCs all saw gains in 2004, says a CEA report. The coming year should see an equally large lift.
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Sales of new homes rose to a record high in 2004, the fourth straight annual record. But activity in December barely budged after a big drop the previous month, suggesting the nation's red-hot housing market may finally be cooling.
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Microsoft  reported a rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by strong sales of its Windows operating system, and the company raised its full-year profit outlook, sending its shares up 4 percent.
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The PC market, long declared dead by some, grew in double-digit figures again in 2004. Dell expands lead as HP slips.
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Lenovo Group said its net income almost tripled during its third fiscal quarter, thanks to strong demand for its computers and a weak U.S. dollar.Lenovo&#39;s sales during the quarter came to $4.6 billion, up 15 percent over the same quarter a year earlier, the company said in a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Thursday. The company reported net income of $172 million for the quarter, compared to $58 million a year earlier.The results announcement came late. Lenovo was originally scheduled to report its financial results on Wednesday, but missed a filing deadline with the Hong Kong stock exchange that forced the company to delay releasing its results by one day, it said in a statement.Third-quarter PC shipments rose 22 percent compared to the previous year, which Lenovo said outpaced the industry average of 16 percent. That growth likely grew Lenovo&#39;s share of the global PC market from 7.1 percent to 7.5 percent, the company said.China continued to be Lenovo&#39;s strongest market, with shipments up by 25 percent during the third quarter. Strong desktop PC sales boosted shipments in the Americas by 15 percent, while the company saw 24 percent growth in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Strong demand in India helped boost shipments in Asia-Pacific, excluding China, by 20 percent, it said.Looking ahead, Lenovo noted that the economic outlook is uncertain, but said continued strong demand for PCs in Asia and emerging markets elsewhere means PC shipments will continue to see double-digit growth. The company is counting on the expansion of consumer PC and server sales into markets outside China to give it a boost in the months ahead.Lenovo also announced plans to sell its mobile-phone business, which saw phone shipments decrease by 31 percent during the fiscal third quarter. A group of private-equity investors will buy the business in a deal valued at $100 million, Lenovo said in a separate filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange.
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U.S. video game sales rose 8 percent in 2004, despite a drop in sales in December due to widespread hardware shortages, analysts said on Friday.