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To: Diamond Jim who wrote (94801)1/2/2000 2:06:00 PM
From: Diamond Jim  Respond to of 186894
 
Global sales of PCs continue to amaze

semibiznews.com

But IDC says shortage of some chips puts some constraints on PC supply

FRAMINGHAM, MASS.--There were a dozen good reasons why PC unit sales weren't going to be all that good this holiday season-everything from Y2K, a DRAM shortage, to the growing sales of web devices. Forget about them.

Unit volume in the worldwide PC market in the fourth quarter is expected to grow 17% over the fourth quarter last year, according by International Data Corp. (IDC).