Worldwide PC shipments jumped at an annual rate of 22.1% in the fourth quarter of 2009, the highest rate of growth in seven years, according to research firm Gartner.
While the firm noted the numbers were compared to an exceptionally weak quarter in 2008, that didn't stop the analysts from claiming the struggling PC market had recovered.
"These preliminary results indicate the recovery of the PC market on a global level," said Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner, in a statement.
Kitagawa said that the US and Asia-Pacific had seen growth already last year, but more "concrete evidence" of recovery was seen in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) now. Read More
Courtesy: RTE News
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