Hewlett-Packard reclaim the number 1 position in worldwide PC market share during the third quarter from Dell Computer.

Dell's market share declined in both the U.S. and worldwide, during a third quarter in which Dell fought news of investigations into its finances, declining revenue growth, and a massive, 4.1 million-unit recall of Sony batteries for its laptops that carried a risk of overheating and bursting into flames.

The market share loss could be a bitter pill for Dell, which has made its position as the Number 1 PC maker the exclamation point on its claims that the direct-to-market sales model is superior to competition.

"Worldwide, according to IDC, Framingham, Mass., HP shipped 9,831,000 PCs to 9,803,000 shipped by Dell. In the U.S., Dell still maintained market leadership but lost significant share. Here, Dell maintained a 31 percent market share to HP's 22 percent, Gateway's six percent, Apple's 5.8 percent and Toshiba's 4.2 percent.

By: DocMemory
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