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Close to 10 million mobile computers expected to be sold in 2010

Jan 30, 2010: Close to 10 million mobile computers expected to be sold in 2010

A recent market forecast by IT association Bitkom indicates that unit sales of mobile computers in Germany might reach the number of 10 million this year, thereby marking an all-time high. This would correspond to a unit growth for netbooks, laptops, and tablet PCs of approximately 11 per cent. Sales could reach 4.9 billion euro, up 2 per cent. Currently, more than one third of mobile computers are netbooks, meeting the need of consumers to connect to the internet on the go, which is considered the major driver in the market.

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