Gartner: PC shipments fell 9.6% between Q4 2015 and Q1 2016
It's no secret that the PC market has been in decline for a while, and the latest report from Gartner's analysts doesn't bring any better news to the table. According to Gartner, the worldwide shipments for desktops, notebooks, and "ultramobile premium" computers dropped to 64.8 million units during the first quarter of 2016-a 9.6% decrease when compared to Q4 2015. This result marks the sixth consecutive quarter of falling shipment numbers in the industry, and the first time since 2007 that total unit shipments worldwide fell below 65 million. Gartner's analysts point fingers to a number of reasons for the low numbers.
First and foremost, the U.S. dollar has remained strong against a number of worldwide currencies. Second, low oil prices led the Latin American and Russian markets to sharply contract. Those two markets in particular were past drivers of growth in the sector. Third, the political and ...