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PC Population Predicted To Surpass 2 Billion By 2015: Page 2 of 2

High-tech companies that have launched programs for promoting PC use in emerging and untapped markets include Microsoft, Intel, and Advanced Micro Devices. Other major vendors, however, will have to get involved in order for the PC industry to scale production enough to ship fives the number of systems at a fifth the cost.

While use of the PC is expected to spread, whether it remains the familiar desktop or notebook remains to be scene. Companies like Intel and Microsoft are investing in what's known as the ultramobile PC, a device that has less functionality than larger computers but is far more mobile.