Sales of portable PCs beyond the first time for those of office machines

For the first time, the number of laptops sold in the world is more important than office machines.The movement was under way for several years, with growth rates largely to higher sales of laptops that for PC fixed.

In one year, the volume of mobile phones sold rose by 40% to 38.6 million in the third quarter of 2008.At the same time, the desktop PC has seen their sales fall by 1.3% to 38.5 million units.

If this is not a surprise for those who followed the developments in the market for personal computers, it nevertheless marks an important milestone.This is a major event in the PC market:entering the age of the laptop.

Despite the economic crisis, global shipments of PCs, all types of machines together, grew by 15.4% in the third quarter to reach 79 million units.HP is still leading manufacturers with a market share of 18.8%, ahead of Dell (13.9% of the market).The best progression is to the credit of Acer, with sales leaping 79% over one year, thanks to strong demand for its laptops and notebook.