PC Sales See 'Longest Decline' In History

Posted by timothy on Thursday July 11, 2013 @01:32AM from the demand-elasticity-and-substitution dept.

dryriver writes "Global personal computer (PC) sales have fallen for the fifth quarter in a row, making it the 'longest duration of decline' in history. Worldwide PC shipments totalled 76 million units in the second quarter, a 10.9% drop from a year earlier, according to research firm Gartner. PC sales have been hurt in recent years by the growing popularity of tablets. Gartner said the introduction of low-cost tablets had further hurt PC sales, especially in emerging economies. 'In emerging markets, inexpensive tablets have become the first computing device for many people, who at best are deferring the purchase of a PC,' said Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner, said in a statement."

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I got yer fix! by KatchooNJ · 2013-07-11 01:36 · Score: 5, Funny

Tablets now fall under the umbrella of being a PC. BAM! Problem fixed... no more PC sales decline.

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Re:Not necessarily because of usage. by Hsien-Ko · 2013-07-11 01:38 · Score: 5, Funny

But it has Windows 8.
Re:PCs are not going to die. by dsvick · 2013-07-11 03:56 · Score: 3, Funny

Really? Let me know if you still think that after you've been waving your arms in the air in front of your monitor for about 10 minutes.