Microsoft raises estimate for worldwide pc sales in 2008
InformationWeek | at | by Mike
The economy may be headed south, but Microsoft believes the personal computer market is perking up.
The company in its second quarter report Thursday said it expects worldwide PC shipments in fiscal 2008 to increase by 11% to 13%. That's up a point from the market prediction Microsoft released three months ago in its first-quarter report when it said it expected PC shipments for the year to grow by 10% to 12%.
While the 1% revision may not sound like much, it adds up to a lot of extra hardware on the market.