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Worldwide sales of personal computers fell
over the crucial holiday period for the first time in five years,
despite the introduction of a new Windows operating system that was
meant to boost demand for personal computers.
Market research firm IDC reported Friday that global shipments of
personal computers fell 6.4 per cent to 89.8 million units in the
fourth quarter of 2012, with much of the drop caused by increased
spending on tablets and smartphones.
HP retained its top spot among PC vendors with 15.02 million
computers sold and a 16.7 per cent market share.
But Lenovo is catching up fast, with the Chinese computer maker
seeing growth of 8 per cent for a market share of 15.7 per cent, IDC
said.
