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<p><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>JUN. 4 11:27 A.M. ET</span></font></b> </dateline><!--/DATE-->In
a sure sign that the era of mobile computing has arrived, notebooks have for
the first time outsold desktops in the United States in a calendar month, the
research firm Current Analysis says.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>After
tracking sales from a sampling of electronics retailers, Current Analysis says
notebook sales accounted for 53 percent of the total personal computer market
last month, up from 46 percent during the same period last year.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>San
Diego-based Current Analysis does not follow worldwide personal computer sales.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Spurring demand for notebooks is their overall price drop as quality
has improved, says Sam Bhavnani, senior analyst for Current Analysis.
"Just a few years ago, the performance of notebooks was nowhere near where
it is today," he said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Notebook
prices fell 17 percent during the past year while desktop prices dipped only 4
percent. Some of the features common in most notebooks are longer-lasting
batteries, CD burners and wireless capability.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
computing crowd is increasingly requiring mobility.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Last
year, 80 percent of notebooks offered wireless; this year, it's 95 percent,
Current Analysis says.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"There
used to be a time when people expected a reply to an e-mail within a couple of
days. Now they expect a response within 24 hours. People want to stay connected
wherever they are," said Bhavnani.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Notebooks will continue to grab bigger shares of the
PC market, Bhavnani predicted. "You're not going to see the desktop go
away though."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Also in
the news: Apple announced it will be changing over to an Intel processor next
year. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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