PC sales saw heaviest decline in history during 2013: analystJanuary 11, 2014 - 19:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - PC hardware sales saw the heaviest annual decline in history during 2013, according to industry analyst Gartner, Digital Spy said. Figures from the research firm suggest that home computer sales dropped by almost 7% year-on-year during the period ending in December, marking a seventh consecutive quarter of contraction. Shipments of desktops and laptops fell by a total of 10% for the year, plummeting to levels not seen since 2009 as consumers turn to tablets and smartphones for their computing needs. "Although PC shipments continued to decline in the worldwide market in the fourth quarter, we increasingly believe markets, such as the US, have bottomed out as the adjustment to the installed base slows," said Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner. "Strong growth in tablets continued to negatively impact PC growth in emerging markets. In emerging markets, the first connected device for consumers is most likely a smartphone, and their first computing device is a tablet. "As a result, the adoption of PCs in emerging markets will be slower as consumers skip PCs for tablets." Moreover, research firm IDC has forecast that PC sales will continue to slide, falling by an additional 3.8% in the coming quarters as touchscreen devices continue to gain traction. Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |