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IDC: Windows 8 a factor in lower 2012 PC sales

Posted March 6, 2013 - 12:27 pm

The final numbers are in showing that PC makers shipped fewer machines last year than in 2011, and Windows 8 is among several factors being blamed by IDC for the decline, which is expected to continue this year.
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IDC: Windows 8 will fuel PC shipments. Me: I think not.

Posted March 20, 2012 - 12:41 pm

Tech market research firm IDC predicts PC shipments will grow 5% in 2012, with sales fueled by the release of Windows 8.
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Dell shares plummet on lowered sales forecast

Posted August 17, 2011 - 2:19 pm

Shares of Dell fell more than 10% in Wednesday trading after the computer maker lowered its sales forecast for the rest of the year.
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Will Leo find the HP leaker?

Posted May 18, 2011 - 8:31 pm

As if HP's competitive woes weren't bad enough, the company apparently has a high-level memo leaker (or leakers) who could be undermining the efforts of new CEO Leo Apotheker.
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Dell shares surge after strong Q1 earnings, upgraded forecast

Posted May 17, 2011 - 6:16 pm

Shares of PC maker Dell gained more than 5 percent in extended trading Tuesday after the company reported a near-tripling of first-quarter net income and raised its full fiscal year earnings guidance.
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HP shares slammed on weak forecast

Posted May 17, 2011 - 11:42 am

Shares of Hewlett-Packard plunged more than 9 percent in early trading Tuesday after the company inadvertently issued a warning for "another tough quarter" in the form of a leaked memo from chief executive Leo Apotheker.
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iPad cannibalization talk crazy, says analyst

Posted May 10, 2011 - 12:43 pm

Apple's iPad hasn't materially affected consumer PC sales, as some have claimed, according to survey data compiled by the NPD Group.
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Apple's iPad, other tablets, clobber PC market

Posted March 3, 2011 - 7:41 pm

Even as Apple was unveiling the new iPad 2 this week, one analyst firm was reporting that tablets are wreaking havoc on the PC market.
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Can we blame the iPad yet for slowing PC sales?

Posted January 13, 2011 - 3:01 pm

Doom-and-gloom PC prophecies tend to blame the iPad for laptop declines, but IDC and Gartner aren't sounding the alarms just yet.
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Mac sales climb as rivals lose U.S. share

Posted January 13, 2011 - 2:48 pm

Analysts say Apple sold nearly 2 million Mac desktops and laptpns in the fourth 2010 quarter, but still dropped two places to the fifth spot in U.S. computer sales.
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Tablets expected to cut into PC sales in 2011

Posted November 29, 2010 - 5:51 pm

Gartner has cut its projections for PC sales growth this year, citing increased competition from tablet computers and smartphones as well as a struggling economy.
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PC shipments up, but at a cost

Posted July 24, 2008 - 11:56 am

According to a Gartner report, the global PC market grew 16 percent in the second quarter, a surprising figure given the stagnant economy. With the high cost of gasoline and rising food prices, not many people have anything left. But it appears that this rise in sales came at a cost. The Gartner report notes that the rise came at the expense of revenues, since vendors have slashed prices to drive sales.
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