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"Google&amp;#039;s Chromebook devices have felt a surge in sales over the last year, denting Microsoft&amp;#039;s position in the PC market. The company now accounts for 21% of notebook sales in the US and makes up 10% of all computers and tablets.  The figures from the NPD Group mark a change in fortune for Chrome OS powered devices, which made up only 0.2% of the market in 2012.  With such a sharp increase, Google&amp;#039;s cheap notebooks - priced around $200 - could have an impact on Microsoft&amp;#039;s performance in the sector. Web retailer Amazon has also revealed that Chromebooks made up two of the three best-selling notebooks over the Christmas period on its US website. The Samsung Chromebook and the Acer Chromebook came in first and third respectively, while the ASUS Transformer Book running Windows 8 sits in between at second. &amp;quot;Tepid Windows PC sales allowed brands with a focus on alternative form factors or operating systems, like Apple and Samsung, to capture significant share of a market traditionally dominated by Windows devices,&amp;quot; NPD analyst Stephen Baker said. &amp;quot;OEMs can&amp;#039;t sit back and depend on Wintel anymore.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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