From the Globe and Mail:
The number of personal computers in use around the world has surpassed one billion, with strong growth in emerging markets set to double the number of PCs by early 2014, research firm Gartner said on Monday.
Mature markets accounted for 58 per cent of the first billion installed PCs, but would only account for about 30 per cent of the next billion, Gartner said.
“Rapid penetration in emerging markets is being driven by the explosive expansion of broadband and wireless connectivity, the continuing fall in PC average selling prices, and the general realisation that PCs are an indispensable tool for advancement,” George Shiffler, research director at Gartner, said.
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