Arabs are hopped-up on the laptops, ITP reports that laptop market in Egypt and GCC countries has grew-up by 87% in 2008, according to a research by International Data Corporation (IDC). During the second quarter of this year, 816,000 notebooks were sold in the region compared to 438,000 in the same period last year. In 2007, more than 2 million units were sold in the region, and according to the growth, I believe it will exceed 3 million units.
Personally I guess the growth in internet penetration is one of the main reasons behind the growth in laptop sales, the number of internet users in the Arab world is in a continues growth, for instance, social networking users in Arabia and Africa grew-up by 66% in 2008, so were are talking about millions of Arabs are on social networking sites, not to mention other internet services, more reasons to be online. Another reason that is internet-related is that more cafes and restaurants offer free wireless internet connection, more reasons to pay a laptop.
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