No PC maker could escape the lull ahead of Windows 10 and Skylake

The third quarter of 2015, if PC manufacturers have their way, will go down as the nadir preceding a rapid ascent back to prosperity. Everything is in place with Intel's and Microsoft's most significant upgrades in years aligning perfectly this fall to drive a revival in PC sales. And a revival is definitely needed, with both Gartner and IDC releasing figures today showing universal drops in shipments across both manufacturers and geographies. Basically, anyone selling PCs — Apple's Mac line included — was having a harder time doing it over the past three months than in the same period a year earlier.

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