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Acer overtakes Dell in PC shipments

For the first time, Acer is indeed the No. 2 producer of PCs in the world, according to IDC. Meanwhile the market sees the first growth this year, with shipments rising 2 percent.

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Turns out Acer President Gianfranco Lanci wasn't just idly boasting earlier Wednesday when he said his company would pass Dellin the PC rankings "very soon." By very soon he clearly meant "today."

IDC released its PC tracker report Wednesday afternoon for the third quarter of 2009 and for the very first time, Acer is indeed the No. 2 producer of PCs in the world, with 14 percent. Hewlett-Packard remained on top with 20.2 percent of PCs shipped, and Dell dropped to 12.7 percent.