Number of PCs worldwide to double by 2010

The number of personal computers used worldwide will double by 2010 to 1.3 billion machines, a report by analysts Forrester Research http://www.forrester.com has predicted. According to the research company, the growth will be driven by emerging markets such as China, Russia and India. As the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk reports, more than a third of all new PCs will be in these markets, with China adding 178 million new PCs by 2010. Forrester expects low-priced computers made by local companies to dominate in these areas.