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The Latest PC ‘Growth’ Numbers Show No Growth At All

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-global-pc-shipments-by-manufacturer-2012-7

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PC shipments are stagnant. According to Gartner, worldwide PC shipments in Q2 were basically flat, declining -0.1 percent from last year. PC shipments have grown only 5 percent since the second quarter of 2010, when the iPad was introduced.

Reasons for the bad numbers:

• The global economy remains weak.

• The upgrade cycle for business PCs has lengthened.

• The iPad killed the netbook market, which had been driving growth for the past few years.

Microsoft and its PC partners have high hopes for Windows 8, which will start shipping on new PCs in October. But for now, the PC market sure doesn’t look good.

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