Dells second quarter U.S. market share tumbled 19 percent from a year ago to 26.3 percent, but that was good enough to regain No. 1 in the U.S. over HP, according to IDC. Meanwhile, Acer and Toshibas market share improved in the second quarter as Apples slipped to 7.6 percent, down 12.4 percent from a year ago.
Overall, PC shipments fell 3.1 percent in the second quarter, but thats better than the 6.3 percent decline IDC expected. Gartners tally has PC units falling 5 percent, an improvement from the 9.8 percent expected decline. The difference? IDC excludes x86 servers and Gartner counts them. Gartner also had Apple gaining market share, but its unlikely that x86 servers are boosting the companys share.
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