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PC shipments worldwide declined by 14% in the first quarter of 2013, compared to the prior year quarter, according to IDC. Gartner Research's estimate for the first quarter PC shipments shows a decline of 11.2%. IDC analysts say the introduction of Windows 8 with touch screen capabilities has not reversed this trend. It may have exacerbated the trend because Windows 8 made changes that reduced the PC experience to bring in touch screen and other features available on tablets, and made the product more confusing to use. This view of IDC is confirmed by some companies which say the incremental value of Windows 8 is not worth the cost of training employees to use the new PC's with Windows 8.

Declining worldwide PC sales in 2012-2015

03/05/2012

The introduction of the iPad and the sales of tablets by other manufacturers has resulted in declining worldwide PC sales in 2013. There is intense price competition in the PC market with smaller margins. This affects H-P, Lenovo, Dell, Acer and other PC makers. The introduction of Microsoft 8 has failed to reverse this trend.

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Microsoft Can't Keep Up in a Mobile World

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Microsoft Can't Keep Up in a Mobile World

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Hewlett-Packard Plans to Break in Two

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The iPad and the PC

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Microsoft Can't Keep Up in a Mobile World

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Lenovo Takes PC Sales Crown From H-P as Market's Slump Worsens

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With New Apple iPads, Tablets Move Closer to Passing PCs in Sales

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Apple Sneaks Up on Cheaper PC's

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Netbooks Return as 'Ultrabooks'

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China Passes U.S. as World's Biggest PC Market

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PC Shipments Record Rare Quarterly Decline

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2013 Dell buyout

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For Michael Dell, Saving His Deal Is Just First Step

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Microsoft May Back Dell Buyout

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Dell Computer financial performance

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Tech's Rust Belt Takes Shape

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Dell Posts a 52% Increase in Profit, but Still Awaits a Wave of Corporate PC Buying

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For Michael Dell, Saving His Deal Is Just First Step

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Acer Warns Loss Is Likely for Year

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Dell management

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For Michael Dell, Saving His Deal Is Just First Step

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Dell's Reinvention Efforts Hold Promise

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Dell Agrees to Buy Wyse, Maker of Tools for Cloud

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Dell Outlook Gloomy as PCs Slump

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Dell's Virtuous Cycle Stops Spinning

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Lenovo's manufacturing operations as a competitive advantage in 2011-2013

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Lenovo is doing manufacturing in-house compared to its competitors H-P and Dell who have outsourced manufacturing.

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Apple Faces Dilemma Over Strategy in China

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Mobile Devices Overtake PC Sales at Lenovo

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As Rivals Outsource, Lenovo Keeps Production In-House

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Lenovo Net Jumps On Big Shipments

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Dell Outlook Gloomy as PCs Slump

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HP financial performance

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Tech's Rust Belt Takes Shape

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H-P Has a Long, Hard Slog Ahead

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Hewlett-Packard Shareholders: Are You Really Being Served?

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Lenovo Takes PC Sales Crown From H-P as Market's Slump Worsens

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H-P's Recovery Plan Slows

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H-P's Sales Drop Again But Beat Expectations

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H-P Explores Quitting Computers as Profits Slide

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H-P Shares Dive to 6-Year Low

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HP under CEO Apotheker

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New H-P CEO Reprograms Strategy

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Lenovo's Quarterly Profit Jumps 23%

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Mobile Devices Overtake PC Sales at Lenovo

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$52 billion of government money to go through AIG to banks and in turn to hedge funds for betting against the housing market.

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Sony's innovative PC product where the screen can be detached and taken around the workplace or home like a tablet, and still has all the functionality of a PC. It uses Intel's new Ivy Bridge processor and Microsoft Windows 8 software. It will be priced at $879 on the online site and in retail stores. It shows what Sony can do with its hardware capabilities in alliance with other software makers.

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Steve Ballmer Solidifies Grip on Microsoft

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Tech's Rust Belt Takes Shape

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Microsoft Cuts Price of Surface RT Tablet by Up to 30%

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Microsoft Earnings: Another Big Miss

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Microsoft's Expansion of Surface Lineup May Be Ill Timed

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Microsoft Opens a Window Into a New Era

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