Worldwide PC sales slid more than 8 percent in the third quarter of 2012, according to reports from research firms Gartner and IDC. The two reports had different leaders in global sales numbers — Gartner had Lenovo taking a narrow lead over IDC’s top-seller, HP — but both agreed that PC sales are undergoing one of the most serious declines in the past decade. IDC and Gartner reported total worldwide sales around 87.5 million units for the third quarter of 2012, with Gartner calculating an 8.3 percent drop in sales from the same time a year ago. IDC showed an 8.6 percent decline from the third quarter of 2011.
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Reports: Lenovo, HP Neck and Neck as PC Market Tailspins
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani October 11, 2012 12:31 PMWorldwide PC sales slid more than 8 percent in the third quarter of 2012, according to reports from research firms Gartner and IDC. The two reports had different leaders in global sales numbers — Gartner had Lenovo taking a narrow lead over IDC’s top-seller, HP — but both agreed that PC sales are undergoing one of the most serious declines in the past decade. IDC and Gartner reported total worldwide sales around 87.5 million units for the third quarter of 2012, with Gartner calculating an 8.3 percent drop in sales from the same time a year ago. IDC showed an 8.6 percent decline from the third quarter of 2011.