PC Sales Decline Across Asia
Lousy economies and mobile devices team up to slam the market
Just when you thought the outlook for the PC industry couldn't get any more gloomy, shipments in APAC declined in the last quarter by 2.6 per cent from the previous year. Even China stopped buying PCs, posting its first ever year-on-year loss of 5.4 per cent, according to Gartner.
The analyst's latest report for Q2 can be read in a slightly more positive light as it only covers desktops and notebooks, therefore not including the growth areas of smartphones and tablets.
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