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VIA ships fewer x86 processors in 2011, holds onto distant 3rd place

Brad Linder — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:25:58 +0000

VIA Technologies isn't exactly a household name, but the Taiwanese company is the third largest maker of x86 processors for notebook, desktop, and server computers. But it's a distant third place, with VIA capturing just about 0.1 percent of the market in the last quarter of 2011. Researchers at IDC have released their latest report on microprocessor revenues, and in the...

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Netbook sales may be leveling off — does it matter?

Brad Linder — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:34:36 +0000

I've seen a number of reports over the last few months about how the Netbook segment of the computer industry is leveling off or even declining. The latest update comes from CNET, which reprots that Intel and researchers IDC are both suggesting that Intel Atom chip shipments are representing a smaller portion of overall microchip shipments than they were last...

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Netbooks may or may not be dying… but that doesn’t excuse misleading stats

Brad Linder — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:55:08 +0000

The idea that netbooks represented a brand new category of computing device was always a bit shaky. And I'm not entirely certain that anyone aside from marketers ever believed it. The truth is that a netbook is just a small, cheap, and light weight laptop. That's it. If you look at all the so-called netbooks released over the last 2-3...

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Mini-notebooks account for 30% of consumer laptop sales in EMEA

Brad Linder — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:02:00 +0000

Research firm IDC says that 30% of "consumer portable" computer sold in the EMEA region in the fourth quarter of 2008 were mini-laptops. EMEA covers Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Overall, 3.6 million netbooks were sold in the region, accounting for 20% of overall notebook sales and an even higher percentage of consumer oriented devices. 4 out of 5...

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Report shows netbooks are fueling laptop sales growth

Brad Linder — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:21:26 +0000

Laptop sales are continuing to climb and low cost ultraportables like the Asus Eee PC deserve at least some of the blame/credit. That's according to a new report from IDC. The report shows that desktop PC sales are down a bit this year in the US, but are still on the rise in other parts of the world. What's more...

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