Clipping of news on Brazilian Culture, Law and Citizenship
08/30/2010
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Rogerio Jovaneli, INFO Online
SAO PAULO - According to a study Brazil Quarterly PC Tracker, IDC, 3.4 million were sold computers in the second quarter of 2010.
The result is 29% higher than that reported in the same period last year. According to the survey, of 54% the equipment are desktops, and 46% of notebooks.
Confirmed a trend already indicated in previous studies by IDC, the domestic segment, the second consecutive quarter, we sold more notebooks than desktops.
In the corporate sector, desktops continue to predominate, with participation of 70% over the total number of computers sold in the segment.
The IDC study also presents the number of computer sales in the first half of this year: 6.4 million. There was an increase of 32% over the same period last year, when they sold 4.8 million of equipment.
The number of the first half of this year is greater than the second half of 2009, a period that focuses Christmas sales, which usually presents significant numbers, says IDC, which projects a very hot market in the coming months.
The institute predicts growth of over 20% in 2010 relative to 2009, with approximately 13.7 million units sold. In this consolidated, 55% will be of desktops and 45% notebooks.
"For 2011 the expectations are also good. In addition we expect good performances in both the retail and the corporate sector, the government may stand out, as there is a possibility of having up to 1.2 million computers sold in the segment because of the program One Laptop per Student. "Estimates Luciano Crippa , coordinator of research at IDC.
Source: Info-Plantão
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