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WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2008 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com
Worldwide PC shipments grew by 15.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007 (4Q07), according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.
In EMEA the consumer and back-to-school rush that drove more than 20 percent growth in 3Q07 subsided, but shipments continued to expand rapidly - outpacing growth in the prior five quarters. Other markets also performed well with growth in the United States rising to 8.8 percent and stronger than expected results in Japan and Latin America.
On an annual basis, total shipments reached 269.0 million units in 2007 with growth of 14.3 percent. HP took the top spot with volume of over 50.5 million, with Dell in second with volume of 40.0 million. Acer moved into third with volume of 21.2 million excluding Gateway's business for the first three quarters and 24.6 million including Gateway, followed by Lenovo with 20.2 million.
"Fourth quarter results show a very healthy PC market," said Loren Loverde, director…