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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Re:It isn't tablets by dreamchaser · 2013-07-11 01:58 · Score: 1, Offtopic

You have no clue about my life or who I know. Most of my friends and acquaintances are not IT people. Some of us have lives outside of IT. If you don't I'm sorry, but that doesn't apply to me. Your retort was WORSE than USELESS.
Re:It isn't tablets by jedidiah · 2013-07-11 03:21 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Sometimes, the only suitable response to a jackass is to be "anti-social".

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