The global computer market is showing signs of recovery, with sales forecast to decline just 2% to 285 million this year, much better than a June prediction of 6%, the Gartner research group said today.
'Personal computer demand appears to be running much stronger than we expected back in June, especially in the US and China,' Gartner said.
'Mobile PC shipments have regained substantial momentum, especially in emerging markets, and the decline in desk-based PC shipments is slowing down. We think shipments are likely to to be growing again in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared with the fourth quarter of 2008,' it added.
Sales are expected to grow by 12.6% in 2010. In the first half of this year, sales fell by 4.4%.
