HP Beats Dell By 0.2%

Mathew Everett (Sledgehammer70) Having trailed Dell in worldwide PC sales for four years, Hewlett-Packard has surpassed its rival during the third quarter of this year. According to a report from iSuppli, HP now leads the ranking with a global market share of 16.5%, while Dell fell behind with 16.3%.

November 30, 2006 4:27 PM ET in News,

Having trailed Dell in worldwide PC sales for four years, Hewlett-Packard has surpassed its rival during the third quarter of this year. According to a report from iSuppli, HP now leads the ranking with a global market share of 16.5%, while Dell fell behind with 16.3%.

HP’s strong position comes as little surprise as Dell is struggling with reorganization of its company, finding new buyers and ways to keep its existing customer base happy with new service offerings. However, it is remarkable that HP is able to regain the lead after exactly four years: The company lost the #2 spot in Q3 2002, according to IDC, when it suffered declines in PC sales and Dell was able to grow despite a challenging economical environment. IDC estimated HP’s shipments in Q3 2001 at 5.3 million, which decreased to 5.1 million in Q3 2002. Dell was able to jump from 4.2 million to 5.2 million in the same time frame.

Source: TG Daily

9 Comments:

  1. profdlp
    30 Nov '06, 10:51 pm

    Maybe Dell should bring that pot-smoking doofus back.

  2. Leonardo
    30 Nov '06, 11:02 pm

    It's good to see that competition is still very alive and well.

  3. airbornflght
    30 Nov '06, 11:35 pm
    Quoting profdlp

    Maybe Dell should bring that pot-smoking doofus back.

    no, you can't have your job back

  4. mtrox
    30 Nov '06, 11:41 pm
    Quoting profdlp

    Maybe Dell should bring that pot-smoking doofus back.

    Better yet, I see Carli Fiorina all over the talk shows selling her book by telling us all how she was ousted by politics and a dysfunctional board. Looks to me like the HP board understood a thing or two.

  5. Nosferatu
    30 Nov '06, 11:56 pm

    16.5% - 16.3% = 0.2%

  6. Leonardo
    1 Dec '06, 12:31 am

    mtrox, I could not agree with you more. HP improved despite the disaster in motion that was Carli Fiorina.

  7. Gargoyle
    1 Dec '06, 5:31 pm
    Quoting Nosferatu

    16.5% - 16.3% = 0.2%

    Pfft, what's an order of magnitude?

  8. Sledgehammer70
    2 Dec '06, 9:28 am
    Quoting Nosferatu

    16.5% - 16.3% = 0.2%

    LOL damn typo

  9. Sledgehammer70
    6 Dec '06, 5:22 pm
    Quoting Sledgehammer70

    LOL damn typo

    I would love to edit this post, but that option is not available

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