While the desktop PC market won't see big gains, Intel expects lush growth for its broader processor business.

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But having the lion's share of the PC market clearly doesn't do one much good when it doesn't also offer a highly compelling smartphone and tablet platform.

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When Vizio entered the PC market last year, we weren't gushing about its computers, per se, but we found ourselves rooting for the company anyway: for all it got wrong (flaky trackpads, poor battery life), it did a lot of things right.

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"If we hadn't been able to raise the level, you wouldn't have been able to sell a single PC that's on the market today, " said Dan Hoydysh, director of trade, public policy and government affairs at Unisys and co-chairman of the Computer Coalition for Responsible Exports.

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