• In 1996, PC vendors sold 2.1 million desktop PCs, notebooks, and servers in China, an increase of nearly 40 percent from the previous year, which shows that the Chinese computer market is thriving due to the increased interest in personal computers among Chinese consumers. (1) • While customers used to be nervous about purchasing items over the Internet, they are now enthusiastic toward on-line buying and company interaction... These include IBM, Hewlett Packard, Compaq, and Gateway. ...

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