This IDC update highlights significant events in the PC market in May. The industry is looking for shipment growth and has focused on the mininotebook category as its new opportunity. We've begun to see several new developments in the mininotebook market, and we expect more to come in June following COMPUTEX in Taiwan. We've already seen significant operating system changes in Windows 7, and we expect to see more software development specifically for mininotebooks. In May, we saw PC OEMs begin to further diversify their mininotebook lineups as they prepare to make mininotebooks a significant part of their product portfolio. Here are the highlights from May:

• New Mininotebook Product Announcements
• Microsoft Expands Windows 7 Starter for Mininotebooks