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mountain guide - The U.S. economic situation is having a growing impact on other regions, just ask PC vendors. Worldwide PC shipments in the second quarter of 2001 totaled 30.4 million units, a decline of 1.9 percent from the second quarter of 2000, according to preliminary data from Dataquest Inc. This is the first time the worldwide PC market has had a negative growth rate since 1986. "Without a major shift in the PC industry structure, future sustained high-growth rates are improbable. To address these issues, the industry needs to create a more compelling

value proposition for users that extends beyond the typical price/performance metrics that have dominated industry thinking," said Todd Kort, principal analyst of Gartner Dataquest's Computing Platform Worldwide group. "For the time being, vendors continue to opt for price cutting rather than changing PC design to stimulate growth." Dell increased shipments throughout the world, particularly in Japan, future sustained high-growth rates are improbable. To address these issues, the industry Asia-Pacific and Latin America, with 30 to 50 percent growth.

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