Global PC sales surged 22.4 percent last quarter, industry tracker IDC said this week, helped by strong demand from businesses, signaling a strong outlook for Microsoft.

上季度全球PC机销量上升22.4%，本周行业追踪互联网数据中心（IDC）公司表示，这主要得益于企业的强劲需求，预示微软前景良好。

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Intel, which posted a record profit margin for the quarter at 67 percent, gets more than 90 percent of its sales from the PC market.

英特尔宣布它在这个季度的收益率达67%，其中90%来源于它在个人电脑市场的销量。

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The main concern is that while Flash is available to 97 percent of PC users, SVG is not yet as widespread.

大家主要关心的问题是，现在是97%的PC用户都可以使用Flash，但是SVG却还没有那么流行。

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Males still tend to be the primary PC users (45 percent) of household PC systems purchased in the first quarter.

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Smartphone devices and tablets are becoming mainstream gadgets, replacing PCs as evidenced by a 4.9 percent decline in PC sales.

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In a PC market that was down ten percent year-over-year, the Company grew its PC shipments across the region by an impressive five percent.

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