PC Shipments Have Sluggish Second Quarter
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Global personal-computer shipments stalled in the second quarter, a seventh straight period of anemic growth, amid economic weakness in Europe and waning demand for PCs in favor of tablets, according to Gartner Inc.
Shipments slipped 0.1 percent to 87.5 million units, market-research firm Gartner said in a statement today. Hewlett-Packard Co. clung to its spot as the top PC seller, followed by Lenovo Group Ltd., while Acer Inc. nudged aside Dell Inc. for the No. 3 ranking, Gartner said. Fellow industry researcher IDC also said shipments fell 0.1 percent, compared with the 2.1 percent growth it predicted in May.