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While the personal computer market is declining, Google (GOOGL) Chromebook sales are on the upswing.Worldwide sales of Chromebooks are on pace to grow 27% this year to 7.3 million units, research firm Gartner (IT) said Thursday. By contrast, PC sales, dominated by Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows operating system, are forecast to fall 2.4% to 306.3 million units, Gartner said. Education is the primary market for Chromebooks, accounting for 72% of sales in 2014. “Since the first model launched in mid-2011, Google’s Chromebook has seen success mainly in the education segment across all regions,” Gartner analyst Isabelle Durand said in a statement. Chromebook purchases in the commercial market remain low despite interest from small and midsize businesses and vertical industries, Durand said. Google is increasingly targeting the business segment with its Chromebook for Work suite of office productivity applications and has improved access and functions by making more… Scalper1 News
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