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PC Makers Aim Overseas

US remains biggest market as demand in other skyrockets

By Laila Weir,  Newser User

Posted Mar 7, 2008 12:23 PM CST
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(Newser) – PC makers are increasingly setting their sights on markets outside the US, which are making up an ever-larger share of the worldwide computer market, USA Today reports. PC sales are growing in the US, still the world’s largest market, but are rising much faster elsewhere. Last year, the US accounted for 26% of worldwide sales, compared to 35% 5 years ago.

"The average family in the US has three PCs. In China, it's more like one PC for 10 families," said an HP exec. About 69% of the company’s revenue now comes from international sources. An analyst said companies who fail to grow overseas may suffer: Dell, which relies on the US for half its revenue, just posted a disappointing earnings report.

Chinese employees working in cubicles at the Hewlett-Packard call center in Dalian, northeastern China's Liaoning province on Sept. 24, 2007. Now about 69% of HP's revenue comes from outside the US.(AP Photo/CHINATOPIX)
Chinese employees working in cubicles at the Hewlett-Packard call center in Dalian, northeastern China's Liaoning province on Sept. 24, 2007. Now about 69% of HP's revenue comes from outside the US.(AP...   (Associated Press)
A Chinese child looks at a Lenovo laptop on display at the Lenovo stand at the Beijing International High-tech Expo in this May 23, 2005 file photo, in Beijing. Computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd. said Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, it would sell a basic personal computer aimed at China's vast...
A Chinese child looks at a Lenovo laptop on display at the Lenovo stand at the Beijing International High-tech Expo in this May 23, 2005 file photo, in Beijing. Computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd. said...   (Associated Press)
China's Lenovo Group Ltd. Chairman Yang Yuanqing announces the company's quarterly results at a press conference, in Hong Kong Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. Seventy-two percent of the PC maker's business is from outside the US. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
China's Lenovo Group Ltd. Chairman Yang Yuanqing announces the company's quarterly results at a press conference, in Hong Kong Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. Seventy-two percent of the PC maker's business is...   (Associated Press)
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