2HRS2GO: 3Com call sheds positive light on PCs
The network equipment maker may have warnedabout its results, but 3Com actually painted adecent picture of the PC market. Read the column.
The network equipment maker may have warnedabout its results, but 3Com actually painted adecent picture of the PC market. Read the column.
Infrastructure and geographic conditions are opening the door to wirelesssolutions in the region. During the CyberAmericas' conference held inSantiago, Chile, some panelists predicted a gloom future for the PC and abright one for the mobile devices.
Sales of PCs under $600 are now the fastest growing category, representing 13% of sales in Q3 2004, according to IDC. Most PCs sold are priced in a band between $600 and $1,250.
Market researcher Dataquest on Monday warned of continued slow PC sales, with worldwide sales growing 10.7 percent this year, or about four points lower than 2000.
Document output volume on printers and multifunction peripherals is alive and well in US PC-owning households, according to IDC. Nearly 66% of US households own PCs and these households have lots of computing power.
Are wireless devices going to displacePCs in the region? Will WAP (wireless application protocol) work?
Compaq Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Tandy Corp.
PC shipments will total 199 mln machines in 2005, up just 9% from last year. Shipments topped 183 mln units in 2004, an 11.
PC sales in the UK grew by 18% during 2004, according to IDC. More than 2.
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