PC shipments return to growth in the US

The PC industry has been in decline for more than two years, but last year there were early signs it was starting to stabilize. While we're still waiting for worldwide shipments to go positive, both IDC and Gartner report that PC shipments in the US have increased for the first time in more than a year. IDC reports that shipments have increased by 4.9 percent, and Gartner says they've risen by 1.4 percent.

The estimates differ because Gartner does not count Chromebooks as part of its figures, while IDC cites Google's laptops as a key reason for US growth. "As expected, the start of the peak education buying season helped generate large Chromebook shipment volumes in the US," says Linn Huang, research director at IDC. It's not surprising...

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