European PC shipments buck the economic trend

Phil Muncaster
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Manufacturers shipped over 20 million units in the fourth quarter of 2008

HP led the pack in the fourth quarter with a 23.2 per cent market share PC manufacturers in western Europe defied the economic meltdown in the last few months of 2008, shipping 12 per cent more u...

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