HP remains the worlds top PC maker, according to IDCs analysis of third-quarter desktops and laptops. The same report showed that Acer has now passed Dell to become the second-most popular global PC maker. Overall, PC shipments increased about 2 percent year over year, which is a good sign for the industry as the Windows 7 launch date approaches.
– Hewlett-Packard remains the worlds top PC maker, but Acer has now passed Dell as the second most popular producer of desktops and laptops, according to an Oct. 14 from IDC.
In the third quarter of 2009, HP shipped more than 15 million PCs worldwide an increase of about 9 percent from the third quar…