Lenovo increases market share, still No. 4 in PC sales - Austin Business Journal:

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Morrisville-based Lenovo shipped more than 5.7 million PCs in the secondd quarter, enough for an 8.7 percent market share. That’ds up from 8.2 percent in the same period last remains the leaderwith 19.8 percent marketf share, followed by Dell at 16.1 percent and Acer at 10 rounds out the top five with 5.3 percenrt market share. Overall, sales for all PC makersw are downby 3.1 percent compared to last a decline that IDC attributes to the globao economic downturn. But IDC also says the slump has been mitigaterd by a change in the PC marke t that emphasizesa personal, portable and cost-orienteds computer experience rather than a performance-drivehn one.
Loren Loverde, director of IDC’x Worldwide Tracker Program, said in a statement that the resultes are a positive indicator for the secone halfof 2009. New product launches, seasonalo growth and greater economic confidence shoulds support a return to growth for PC makers by the end of the he said. But business customers continue to hold back growt h as many businesses remain conservative withtheire spending.