Collectively, these companies commanded over 50 percent of total PC shipments, including notebooks and desktops, for the year 2000 in Japan.
Japan is the world's second largest consumer of PCs.
Sony and Fujitsu have both announced systems based on the mobile AMD Duron processor. NEC is also offering systems based on the mobile AMD Duron processor. The mobile AMD Athlon 4 and mobile AMD Duron processors support AMD's Socket A platform architecture, providing stability and reliability. The Socket A platform provides a cost-effective migration path to the latest technology for both business and consumer users. These consumer systems are expected to ship later this month.