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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

(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... Read full story »

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