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Microsoft debuts its first flagship store on New York City’s iconic Fifth Avenue

by Isaac Oburu

Microsoft Corp. on Monday opens the doors to its first flagship store in the heart of Manhattan at Fifth Ave. and 53rd St. — the cross streets of a vibrant and historic local community …

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High Inventory Keeps PCs Down Across EMEA

by Tom Allen

EMEA PC shipments fell 23% YoY in Q3’15, to 18.4 million, according to IDC. Ongoing currency fluctuations in several countries, as well as political instability in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, affected the …

Currency Values and High Inventory Push PCs Down

by Tom Allen

Worldwide PC shipments fell 7.7% YoY in Q3’15, Gartner’s preliminary PC results show. Desktop PCs continued to exhibit weakness, with declines in the high single digits, while mobile PCs (notebooks and premium ultramobiles) fell …

Replacement Indecision Will Cause Device Sales to Drop

by Bob Raikes

Click for higher resolution44% of current tablet users are looking to use a different device according to Gartner. “Replacement activity across all types of devices has decreased,” said Ranjit Atwal, research director at Gartner. …

Germany the Largest 2-in-1 Market in Western Europe by End of 2015, Says IDC

by Milos Pavlovic

According to figures published by International Data Corporation (IDC), Germany will be the largest 2-in-1 market in Western Europe by the end of 2015 with almost 800,000 detachable devices shipped over the four quarters. …

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PC Shipments Will Fall to 2017

by Tom Allen

PC shipments will fall 8.7% YoY in 2015, and will not stabilise until 2017, says IDC. Growth will continue to decline through 2016, making it the fifth consecutive year of falling shipments. When growth …

Portable PC Sales to Remain Flat Despite Windows 10 Launch, Says ABI Research

by Helen Vince

The recent launch of Windows 10 in 2H 2015 has many PC OEMs holding their breath that the revamped operating system software will trigger a replacement opportunity for aging laptops. According to the latest …

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Asus’ Bold Market Share Claim

by Tom Allen

Asus has said that it accounted for more than half of notebook and desktop PC sales in Taiwan in June. Citing data from an unnamed research firm, Asus said that it had a 50.9% …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Taiwan| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Business is Mixed – Can Windows 10 Help?

by Bob Raikes

We have a big issue for you this week. Our publishing break coincided with the peak of the financial results reporting season, so we have a lot this week. By my estimation, in terms …

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EMEA PC Market Hit in Q2

by Helen Vince

The EMEA PC market continued to suffer in Q2 from unfavourable exchange rates which led to higher price points and weaker demand, according to the latest data from IDC. Shipments were down 21.6% year …

EMEA PC Market Contracts in Q2, Constrained by High Inventory, Currency Fluctuations, Weak Demand

by Helen Vince

PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) reached 17.2 million units in the second quarter of 2015, posting a 21.6% decline year-on-year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). As expected, the …

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Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 9.5% in Q2 2015

by Helen Vince

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 68.4 million units in the second quarter of 2015, a 9.5 percent decline from the second quarter of 2014, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. This was the steepest …

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