Gartner: PC Shipments Declined 6.9 Percent in Fourth Quarter of 2013

Gartner has analyzed the global market for PCs.Following are the pointers reported:

• In 2013, Global PC Shipments Suffered the Worst Decline in PC Market History
• Worldwide PC shipments totalled 82.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2013, a 6.9 percent decline from the fourth quarter of 2012
• This is the seventh consecutive quarter of shipment decline
• Strong growth in tablets continued to negatively impact PC growth in emerging markets
• HP & Lenovo have been close competitors in 2013 for PC shipments, followed by Lenovo
• Comparatively, ASUS has been losing market share the most

Following table compares Quarter-on-Quarter PC shipments globally-

For more details on the report and specific global markets, please check the below link: 

http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2647517 

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