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Worldwide Personal computer product sales skilled an unpredicted year-over-year decline for the 1st quarter, according to industry analysis firm Gartner's preliminary revenue figures for early 2011. Gartner attributes the 1.1 percent dip in unit shipments—the first decline in six consecutive quarters since the global recession began—to tablet (read iPad) frenzy, 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 Computer spending,Office 2007 Key, 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,Buy Windows 7 Home Premium, or simply held back from buying PCs. We're investigating whether this trend is likely to have a long-term effect on the Pc industry," she said.
Soft consumer demand was offset somewhat by corporate "professional" Laptop spending, fueled by regular update cycles, according to Gartner. Without enterprise product sales, however, "the Personal computer industry could have experienced one of the worst declines in its recent history," the firm noted.

Looking at around the world marketplace share,Buy Office Enterprise 2007, things haven't changed much in several quarters. HP continues to dominate globally Pc sales, taking 17.6 % of the industry despite a small 3.5 % unit shipment decline. Dell continues to erode share,Office 2010 Professional Plus Product Key Guess Wh, holding third place with 11.9 % share. However, number two Acer dropped 12.9 percent in unit volume throughout the world, inching toward the number three spot. Lenovo and Toshiba, rounding out the top five vendors, both increased unit shipments and market place share year-over-year. In particular,Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Key, Lenovo's impressive growth could push it past Dell to the number three spot if it continues to sustain.

HP continues to lead Personal computer domestic revenue with 26.2 % share,Cheap Windows 7 Home Premium, 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 percent year-over-year—the company is doing well at home with 22.3 % market 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 %; 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, Gartner's data suggest he may be on to something. Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets have largely taken about new device announcements from both consumer electronics makers and traditional Pc vendors. And about a quarter of tablet users in a recent survey said they use a tablet as their primary computing device.