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To: StanX Long who wrote (63039)	4/21/2002 11:14:16 PM
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U.S. PC Market Shows First Growth in a Year, Says Dataquest Online staff -- Electronic News, 4/19/2002 U.S. PC Market Shows First Growth in a Year, Says Dataquest Online staff -- Electronic News, 4/19/2002 e-insite.net In the first quarter of 2002, worldwide PC shipments totaled 32.7 million units, according to preliminary results from Gartner Dataquest. The U.S. market accounted for 11.1 million units, which was a 2.3 percent increase from the previous year. In comparison, the worldwide market experienced flat growth over the same period. This slight uptick follows consecutive quarters of negative growth in the worldwide and U.S. PC market. "First-quarter 2002 growth rates are based upon weak market performances in the same quarter a year ago and, therefore, despite the apparently better growth rate figures, in reality, both the U.S. and worldwide markets remain sluggish," said Charles Smulders, VP of Gartner Dataquest’s computing platforms worldwide group, in a statement. "At best, these numbers suggest the market is returning to more normal seasonal growth patterns, but with little evidence of return to growth in the large accounts segment, the market outlook for 2002 remains highly uncertain." In the first quarter of 2002, worldwide PC shipments totaled 32.7 million units, according to preliminary results from Gartner Dataquest. The U.S. market accounted for 11.1 million units, which was a 2.3 percent increase from the previous year. In comparison, the worldwide market experienced flat growth over the same period. This slight uptick follows consecutive quarters of negative growth in the worldwide and U.S. PC market. "First-quarter 2002 growth rates are based upon weak market performances in the same quarter a year ago and, therefore, despite the apparently better growth rate figures, in reality, both the U.S. and worldwide markets remain sluggish," said Charles Smulders, VP of Gartner Dataquest’s computing platforms worldwide group, in a statement. "At best, these numbers suggest the market is returning to more normal seasonal growth patterns, but with little evidence of return to growth in the large accounts segment, the market outlook for 2002 remains highly uncertain."