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PC usage worldwide

A few interesting facts about PC usage worldwide:

• The number of PCs in use around the world just hit the 1 billion mark; 2 billion are expected to be in use by 2014.

• 180 million PCs (approximately 16% of the worldwide installed base) will be replaced this year.

• Mature markets, such as the United States, Western Europe and Japan, account for 58% of the world’s installed PCs, but only represent 15% of the population.

Source: Gartner Inc.

Reprinted with permission © 2008 TreeTop Technologies

Footnotes: From "View from the TreeTop" Volume 2 Issue 7 July 2008

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