"Hewlett-Packard Co. regained the lead in worldwide PC shipments in the fourth quarter of 2003, but Dell Inc. held on to its lead for the full year, as the PC industry recorded one of its better years in recent memory, according to preliminary figures released yesterday by IDC and Gartner Inc," reports IDG News.
"HP shipped 7.5 million PCs worldwide in the quarter, up 21% from its fourth-quarter 2002 shipments of 6.2 million. Dell followed with worldwide shipments of 7.2 million units, up 19.7% from its fourth-quarter 2002 tally of 6.1 million units, market research company IDC said in a statement."
"For the full year, Dell shipped 25.8 million units, up 25% from its 2002 total of 20.7 million. HP came in second with 25 million units, up 14.5% from 2002 shipments of 21.8 million units worldwide, according to IDC."
