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Laptop Sales Zip Past Desktops

Netbook drives up laptop sales

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 24, 2008 5:43 AM CST

(Newser) – The demand for Acer Netbooks has pushed laptop sales beyond desktop PC sales for the first time ever, CNET reports. Notebook PC shipments rose almost 40% for the third quarter of 2008 to 38.6 million units, while desktop sales slipped 1.3% to 38....   Read full story »

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