Global PC shipments rise as Acer overtakes Dell
Global PC shipments rose 2.3 per cent in the third quarter as Taiwanese company Acer overtook Dell to become the world's number-two computer maker, research firm IDC said in a report Wednesday.
The PC market has grown by 21 per cent in Europe and the Middle East during the second quarter of 2010, with sales of both laptops and desktops recorded by IDC's latest figures.