{"id":180748,"date":"2010-01-14T16:08:41","date_gmt":"2010-01-14T21:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2010\/01\/14\/while-pc-market-rebounds-apple-slips-into-5th-place-in-us\/"},"modified":"2010-01-14T16:08:41","modified_gmt":"2010-01-14T21:08:41","slug":"while-pc-market-rebounds-apple-slips-into-5th-place-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/180748","title":{"rendered":"While PC market rebounds, Apple slips into 5th place in US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/hardware\/news\/2010\/01\/while-pc-market-rebounds-apple-slips-into-5th-place-in-us.ars?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"4\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/static.arstechnica.com\/assets\/2010\/01\/sales_doloars_cents_cash_register-thumb-230x130-11374-f.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n        <!--body--><\/p>\n<p>Early estimates for fourth-quarter PC sales are in, painting a much rosier picture than the past several quarters. Even Dell, which had a significant drop in market share for 2009, managed to turn in a slight increase in unit shipments for the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, HP moves into the top spot in the US, while Apple, despite showing an increase in units shipped, moved down to number five. Dell also took a hit worldwide, being bumped from the number two spot by Acer.<\/p>\n<p>In the US, PC shipments were up 25 percent for the quarter, and about 6 percent overall for the entire year. That contrasts sharply with the doom and gloom expected for the year as an effect of the recession, with huge holiday sales preventing the year from <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/business\/news\/2009\/09\/pc-market-numbers-still-sagging-as-market-waits-for-santa.ars\" title=\"Ars Technica: PC sales still sagging as market waits for Santa Claus\">ending on a sour note<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>          <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/hardware\/news\/2010\/01\/while-pc-market-rebounds-apple-slips-into-5th-place-in-us.ars?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss\" title=\"Click here to continue reading this article\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.arstechnica.com\/mt-static\/plugins\/ArsTheme\/images\/read-more.jpg\" alt=\"Read the rest of this article...\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/OmSDwaFRcxn_HclAPt2vAU0zZks\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/OmSDwaFRcxn_HclAPt2vAU0zZks\/0\/di\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/OmSDwaFRcxn_HclAPt2vAU0zZks\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/OmSDwaFRcxn_HclAPt2vAU0zZks\/1\/di\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=jBfXP2nZURg:GSS4nMXMxDM:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?i=jBfXP2nZURg:GSS4nMXMxDM:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=jBfXP2nZURg:GSS4nMXMxDM:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?i=jBfXP2nZURg:GSS4nMXMxDM:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=jBfXP2nZURg:GSS4nMXMxDM:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=jBfXP2nZURg:GSS4nMXMxDM:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/arstechnica\/index\/~4\/jBfXP2nZURg\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Buy This Item: <a class=\"buy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/buy.php\" ><span style=\"color: #33bc03\">[Click here to buy this item]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~r\/arstechnica\/index\/~3\/jBfXP2nZURg\/while-pc-market-rebounds-apple-slips-into-5th-place-in-us.ars\" >Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early estimates for fourth-quarter PC sales are in, painting a much rosier picture than the past several quarters. 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