PC market to shrink for first time in a decade |
| Telegraph.co.uk - Oct 11, 2012 |
In 2012, the market for personal computers is due to contract by 1.2 per cent, with 349 million PC shipments due this year, down from 353 million in 2011, according to market research firm IHS iSuppli. It is the first time the PC market has been in decline since the 2001 dot-com bust.
The figures were revealed just a week ahead of the launch of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 8, which is designed to work on both computers and tablets. Analysts will be keeping a close eye on the system to monitor its impact on the beleaguered PC market.
Unlike laptops and desktops, tablets have been enjoying a boom in sales. According to American research centre Pew, tablet use has risen steadily over the last year.
In July 2011, only 11 per cent of American adults had a tablet. By January 2012, that figure was 18 per cent, while in August 2012, the number had risen again to 25 per cent.
Craig Stice, an analyst at IHS iSuppli, said the usually lucrative back-to-season had failed to rescue computer manufacturers from a poor year.
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- Posted: 2012-10-11 17:06:21
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