Consumer Electronics

Worth Noting: Acer Passes Dell (DELL) Worldwide And Apple (AAPL) In US

appleA number of media sources are reporting that Taiwan-based Acer has passed Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) to become the No. 2 PC-maker in the world.

Research firm IDC reports that Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) retained its spot as No.1 with a global market share of 20.2%. Acer’s share was 14% last quarter, up from 11% in the same period a year earlier. Dell’s share dropped to 12.7% from 14.2%.

In the US, HP’s share was 25.5%, Dell’s 25%, Acer’s 11.1%, and Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) 9.4%.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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