The number of personal computers in use around the world has surpassed 1 billion, with strong growth in emerging markets set to double the number of PCs by early 2014, says research firm Gartner.
Mature markets accounted for 58 percent of the first billion installed PCs, but would only account for about 30 percent 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 realization that PCs are an indispensable tool for advancement,” George Shiffler, research director at Gartner, said.
I wonder how many are corporate hardware treated strictly the same as telephones or copying machines?
I think I’m using #533 in my office. Cheapskate boss won’t ante up for a newer IBM XT. Hell, I’d even settle for one of them thar new fangled Lisa’s.
Wow, that’s a big botnet or alot of porn.
#1 – Monster, wow you still have a PC jr.?
#3 Mr Condiment, Yeah, I was lookin to upgrade to a TSR 80 but damn if Radio Shack don’t support them anymore.
That’s a lot of loose screws between keyboards and chairs. After all, that is the part of a PC that is defective most of the time.
Here we call it PEBKAC. “Problem exists between keyboard and chair,” for you n00bs.
Does this article refer to computers currently in use or total sold?
That’s very polite Rabbie Rouser. If there is problem like that here we call them a “computer user non-technical”.
#6 – Noel, the article says there are one billion computers “in use”. But it also says the report is from Gartner so I wouldn’t put much trust in the figures if I were you.
#9 – Mr. Hill
http://tinyurl.com/bvk2d
You’re welcome.
I still remember the day I heard on TV that there were around 30.000 PCs in use all around the world…
Now GET OF MY LAWN!
#10 Mustard Man – “The complexity of the client software and the lack of documentation hampered all efforts. In other words spaghetti code.
#11 Miquel – “And take your fool iMacs with you!”