According to the EETimes, research firm IDC has downgraded its expectations for worldwide PC shipments in 2005.
“The updated forecast from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker lowers the growth in global PC shipments for 2005 from 10.1 percent to 9.7 percent. The good news, according to IDC, is that demand islikely to shift into later years and the growth forecast remains above 8 percent through the end of 2009. Total shipments are expected to reach 195.4 million in 2005 with total shipment value growingby 5.3 percent to $209 billion.
Shipments are projected to reach 273 million in 2009 with a value of $245 billion.”
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