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The PC market is continuing to collapse

Jul 13, 2016, 14:42 IST

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The PC market is continuing to slowly implode.

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According to new data from research companies IDC and Gartner, sales of PCs globally continued to declined in the second quarter of 2016.

IDC records a 4.5% year-on-year drop for the quarter, while Gartner's drop is even steeper - 5.2%.

IDC's data is below. Apple suffers particularly badly - negative 8.3% growth over the last year, while Asus has enjoy a 5.4% bump.

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Gartner, meanwhile, thinks 64.3 million PCs were sold worldwide in Q2 2016, down from 67.9 million in Q2 2015.

That said, it's not all bad news. Both companies are also reporting a return to growth in the US. IDC reckons the US market grew by a healthy 4.9%, up to 17 million from 16.2 million.

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