TechHive: IDC: PC's decline is far worse than expected

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IDC: PC's decline is far worse than expected Dec 3rd 2013, 00:44, by Mark Hachman IDC reported Monday that the PC market is expected to plunge by more than 10 percent this year, with consumer PC sales dipping by about 15 percent. That's by far the steepest PC market decline in history. In total, the number of PCs sold is expected to decline by 10.1 precent in 2013, slightly below the previous projection of 9.7 percent. IDC expects PC unit sales of about 314.8 million, which is on pair with 2008 sales figures. IDC reported that commercial PC sales will fare slightly better, dropping about 5 percent, but that consumer PC sales will fall about 15 percent compared to the prior year. IDC also expects that worldwide PC sales will fall 3.8 percent in 2014 as well. IDC previously predicted a drop of 9.7 percent after Windows 8.1 sales failed to materialize. "Perhaps the chief concern for future PC demand is a lack of reasons to replace an older system," said Jay Chou, a senior research analyst, at IDC, in a statement. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: explosion-100154928-small.jpg

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