Worldwide PC shipments, prices up
 

*Source: News.com (http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9735886-7.html)*
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More computers than expected will ship this year, thanks to the need for PCs in emerging markets, particularly China, according to research firm Gartner.

Although Microsoft's new Vista operating system hasn't provided as big a boost as previously thought, worldwide PC shipments should pass 257 million units by the end of this year, according to the figures compiled by Garter analyst George Shiffler (http://www.gartner.com/AnalystBiography?authorId=7747). That's an 11.1-percent increase over the 2006 shipment total of 231.5 million units.

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