move toward mobility the market for notebook computers is growing rapidly as consumers embrace mobile computing and improved technology facilitates desktop replacement gartner predicts worldwide sales computer markets will near parity by 2010 1 with comprising 46 percent of overall pc seagate other major hardware vendors believe now time system builders to take advantage fast whitebook they are working together create an ecosystem that give a competitive edge whitebooks customizable private label offer highest margins just whiteboxes high end pcs did in early 1990s given right solutions can successfully penetrate select offerings meet specifi c needs paired trusted support only local resellers provide today faster than whitebox forecasted reach 3 75 million shipments 2007 2 representing year over growth approximately 20 see figure opportunity region from marketing august 2006 imperative paper
