PC worldwide market share: HP 18.1%, Dell 13%, Acer 12.6 %

 In the U.S., HP was still the top PC vendor, with 25.7 percent of the market. That was followed by Dell with 23.7 percent, Acer with 11.3 percent, Apple with 9.8 percent, and Toshiba with 8.7 percent, Gartner said. 

Worldwide PC shipments jumped at least 20 percent during the second quarter, according to two separate reports from IDC and Gartner.

The global PC market increased 22.4 percent this past quarter according to IDC, though growth in the United States was slightly behind projections.

Gartner, meanwhile, saw a 20.7 percent increase during the same time period, up slightly from the company's 19.3 percent projection.
The two firms disagreed, though, as to whether Acer or Dell took the second and third spots for U.S. market share behind Hewlett-Packard.


Growth in consumer spending, meanwhile, has slowed somewhat, though that was expected, said Bob O'Donnell, IDC's vice president for clients and displays.

"We expect consumer activity to remain healthy, but gradually slow through the end of the year, while commercial market growth will be more stable, reflecting a planned replacement cycle over the next several years."

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