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Research group IDC reckons chip sales rose 10 per cent in the second quarter of 2009 - but that doesn't mean real sales are up. From the first quarter to the second quarter, PC processor shipments went up 10.1 per cent. Compared to a 10.9 per cent decline from the fourth quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of 2009 this sounds …

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  1. Gil Grissum
    Pint

    Hmmmm....

    Acer seems to be on the rise, eh? And Apple in 5th with under 6%? That should make all the fan boys jump for joy....

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  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    This might mean system builders are on the rise!

    Every pays so much attention to branded computers, but indenpendant resellers still sell 40% of the computers out there. Used to be 60% but now notebooks sell more than desktops.

    Lets here a story about resellers!

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  3. phoenix
    Badgers

    Yawn...........

    Cue tangle weed bush entering shot from right hand side rolling to left with wind effect.

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