More Smartphones Than Desktop PCs by 2011
By Lexton Snol, PC-Advisor-(UK)Sep 3, 2009 11:38 pm
Smartphone sales will surpass worldwide PC sales by the end of 2011, says a report. The report, by RBC analyst Mike Abramsky, estimates that by that time shipments of both will be approaching 400 million a year.
Smartphone sales are on the increase, with standard mobile sales decreasing - and that is pushing PC giants such as Apple, Dell, Acer and Microsoft into the lucrative arena.
Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 286.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 6.1 percent decrease from the second quarter of 2008, according to Gartner. However, smartphone sales surpassed 40 million units, a 27 percent increase from the same period last year,
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Smartphone sales are on the increase, with standard mobile sales decreasing - and that is pushing PC giants such as Apple, Dell, Acer and Microsoft into the lucrative arena.
Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 286.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 6.1 percent decrease from the second quarter of 2008, according to Gartner. However, smartphone sales surpassed 40 million units, a 27 percent increase from the same period last year,
