Microsoft claims the magnesium, PVD finish is the first of its kind in the PC market.
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Cook indicated that the tablet market would be much bigger than the PC market.
One of the great things about the PC market is its degree of choice.
Netbooks have been a growth segment for the PC market over the last year.
Some like Synaptics may not benefit as much given the cannibalization in the notebook PC market.
Overall, Forrester expects PC market unit growth of 2% this year, and 6% next year.
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Both Intel and Microsoft are scrambling to find new growth opportunities as the PC market matures.
Those reliant on the PC market like Microsoft, Intel and Hewlett-Packard feel it most.
Include tablets and the PC market is a vibrant one, growing 7% in the first quarter.
The portable PC market looks more robust but I am skeptical of the 2017 projections.
Despite past efforts at diversification, including via acquisition, Intel remains highly dependent on the PC market.
Because legacy will still govern the bulk of the PC market for a while yet.
No, Intel is a company resigned to gentle decline, as its core PC market inevitably shrinks.
Intel derives around 63% of its valuation from the PC market, as per our estimates.
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These trends, along with the overall consumerization of the PC market, favor certain brands, such as Apple.
In short, if you thought the notebook PC market was about to die, you should guess again.
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We believe that the persisting weakness in PC market will impact the current quarter earnings as well.
Second, revenue per unit opportunities are fewer in the mobile market compared to the traditional PC market.
In fact in its recent earnings, Intel defied the conventional thinking that PC market is showing weakness.
As tablets eat into the PC market, and the tech market in general, competition will ramp up.
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Research firm IDC predicts the global PC market to grow by a mere 0.9% in 2012.
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In the PC market, Sony has created a slate of laptops and desktops that are better than most.
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First, it should be acknowledged that the PC market is not the barrel of joy it once was.
He said the PC market was down 65% last year, but sales at PC World were up 17%.
"In terms of unit sales, the PC market is going through an accelerated phase of growth, " says Stephen.
The overall PC market was down 2%, which is consistent to recent reports from IDC and Gartner.
They believe that the PC market will grow by 1.9% per year until 2017 to 382 million units.
Apple iPad did to the tablet PC market what the iPhone did to the smartphone market: re-invented it.
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While the desktop PC market won't see big gains, Intel expects lush growth for its broader processor business.
Apple's PCs and notebook computers--long relegated to a niche status--are tearing off big gobs of the PC market.
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