Windows PC Shipments Decline Worst in History

Microsoft Windows PCs -- going, going, gone?

2013 saw worst global decline of PC shipments in history: "PC shipments have seen their steepest decline in history, according to analysts at Gartner. Total PC shipments for 2013 reached 315.9 million units – a 10% decline in shipments from 2012. According to Gartner, this is equal to the number of shipments achieved in 2009."

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How the 'value trap' squeezes Windows PC makers' revenues and profits | Technology | theguardian.com: "As one unnamed LG employee told the Korean Times, exiting the PC business makes sense: "it doesn't make sense to put more resources into the money-losing business.""

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Wall Street Journal
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