Personal computer sales fall for fifth year in a row
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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 per cent decline from the previous year. Internation Data Corporation pegged the number of machines shipped last year at 260 million units, calculating a 5.7 per cent drop from the previous year.
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