PC market succumbs to credit crunch

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Despite a fourth quarter decline in PC shipments, notebooks drove growth 2008

PC shipments declined by 1.5 per cent for Q408 compared with the previous quarter The recession has finally caught up with the global PC market, due to a shortage of credit, according to analyst ...

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