Personal computer sales fall for fifth year in a row

  • TECH

  • Thursday, 12 Jan 2017

SAN FRANCISCO: Sales of desk and laptop computers declined last year, extending a slide started in 2012, according to figures released on Wednesday by two market trackers. 

Preliminary figures from Gartner indicated that PC shipments last year tallied 269.7 million units in a 6.2% decline from the previous year. 

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