Loren Loverde
Loren Loverde
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This is a good first step. Gateway had solid year-on-year growth, ... Having strong results in the second quarter shows they are getting things in line and that they could have momentum in the second half.
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Hard times persist in the PC market, but vendors are working diligently to stimulate growth and the outlook has started to improve in the United States and Europe.
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HP could have done better. If you look at their growth in the U.S., it was particularly slow.
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The drivers are still there for PCs, and that should sustain the healthy growth in our forecast. But one of the primary drivers for our forecast is also portable adoption.
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Over the past couple years we've seen a recovery, but that rate can't be sustained going forward.
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The general good news is that it's another strong quarter.
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Instead of a dramatic effect on PC shipment volume, the delay will probably have a larger impact on PC vendor and Microsoft marketing efforts that will need to be adjusted to fit the release schedule. That will add complexity and cost.