In Short: global PC shipments rise 12.9 percent in first quarter

World-wide shipments of personal computers rose a better-than-forecast 12.9 percent in the first quarter, with nearly all regions doing better than expected, helped by strong notebook sales, according to data released by market researcher IDC.
Overall PC shipments climbed to 53.2 million from 47.1 million in the year-ago first quarter and Dell Inc remained the No 1 PC seller, with 18.1 percent of the PC market, although its growth slowed.
Dell rival Hewlett-Packard Co retained its position as the No 2 PC maker with a market share of 16.4 percent. Lenovo was third, with 6.4 percent of the market and Acer was No 4, with 5.5 percent of the market. Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens was the fifth largest PC maker, with 4.4 percent of the market.