Declining Shipments In 4Q12 Signal Structural Shift Of PC Mkt: Gartner

This transformation was triggered by the availability of compelling low-cost tablets in 2012, finds Gartner.

January 14, 2013 / 16:10 IST

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 90.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, a 4.9 percent decline from the fourth quarter of 2011, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. Analysts said the PC industry’s problems point to something beyond a weak economy.

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first published: Jan 14, 2013 04:00 pm

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