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PC Review: February 2006

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: February 2006
Product Code: R104-25022
Description

2005 finished strong, with worldwide PC shipments hitting new highs, according to preliminary fourth-quarter figures released in January. However, after consecutive years of significant growth for the PC industry, we are conservative about the prospects for 2006. This year marks the beginning of several significant transitions in the PC industry, starting with Intel's move to dual-core processors in notebooks and Apple's switch to the Intel chip architecture ? the industry received early glimpses of both in January. Here are the highlights for this update:

IDC Releases Preliminary Fourth-Quarter PC Shipment Results Intel Releases New Processor Family Apple Launches First Macs Using Intel Processors Intel Kicks Off Viiv Campaign AMD Responds with AMD Live
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In This Update
IDC Releases Preliminary Fourth-Quarter PC Shipment Results
Table: Worldwide PC Shipments by Top 10 Vendor, 1Q04-4Q05 (000)
Table: U.S. PC Shipments by Top 10 Vendor, 1Q04-4Q05 (000)
Table: Worldwide PC Shipments by Top 10 Vendor, 2004 and 2005
Table: U.S. PC Shipments by Top 10 Vendor, 2004 and 2005
Intel Releases New Processor Family
IDC Opinion
Apple Launches First Macs Using Intel Processors
IDC Opinion
Intel Kicks Off Viiv Campaign
IDC Opinion
AMD Responds with AMD Live
IDC Opinion
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