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Worldwide Personal computer product sales experienced an unexpected year-over-year decline for your 1st quarter, as outlined by marketplace investigation firm Gartner's preliminary sales figures for early 2011. Gartner attributes the 1.1 % dip in unit shipments—the primary decline in six consecutive quarters since the global recession began—to tablet (read iPad) frenzy,Office 2007 Ultimate Product Key, as tablets are replacing low cost PCs for many consumers.

"Weak demand for consumer PCs was the biggest inhibitor of growth," principle analyst Mikako Kitagawa said in a statement. Low prices haven't been enough to continue to attract consumer Laptop spending, Kitagawa noted, as tablets and other mobile electronics have increasingly captured consumer attention. "With the launch of the iPad 2 in February, more consumers either switched to buying an alternative device, or simply held back from buying PCs. We're investigating whether this trend is likely to have a long-term effect on the Personal computer marketplace," she said.
Soft consumer demand was offset somewhat by corporate "professional" Pc spending, fueled by regular update cycles,Cheap Windows 7 Ultimate, according to Gartner. Without enterprise income, however, "the Computer market could have knowledgeable one of the worst declines in its recent history," the firm noted.

Looking at throughout the world industry share, things haven't changed much in several quarters. HP continues to dominate around the world Laptop revenue,Buy Windows 7 Home Basic, taking 17.6 % of the industry despite a small 3.5 percent unit shipment decline. Dell continues to erode share, holding third place with 11.9 percent share. However, number two Acer dropped 12.9 % in unit volume around the world, inching toward the number three spot. Lenovo and Toshiba, rounding out the top five vendors, both increased unit shipments and market share year-over-year. In particular,Office Home And Business 2010, Lenovo's impressive growth could push it past Dell to the number three spot if it continues to sustain.

HP continues to lead Laptop domestic product sales with 26.2 percent share, with unit product sales down 3.5 percent year-over-year for your very first quarter. However, while former market place leader Dell continues to experience a noticeable decline in unit sales—down 12.one % year-over-year—the company is doing well at home with 22.3 % industry share. It is also still topping rival Acer, which suffered huge 24.9 percent decline in the US. Toshiba and Apple both managed healthy unit shipment growth year-over-year, with Apple boosting shipments 18.9 percent; the two companies maintained their fourth and fifth place rankings respectively.

While some in tech circles scoffed at Steve Jobs' proclamation that the iPad was the harbinger of a "post PC" era,Office 2010 X86, Gartner's data suggest he may be on to something. Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets have largely taken above new device announcements from both consumer electronics makers and traditional Laptop vendors. And above a quarter of tablet users in a recent survey said they use a tablet as their primary computing device.