Global PC Shipments Fall 9% in Quarter Seen as Bottom for Market
Apple Inc. had the steepest drop among the major PC makers, with shipments falling 24% from the same quarter a year earlier.
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Worldwide personal computer shipments declined 9% in the third quarter, hitting what Gartner Inc. analysts expect will be the low point in a two-year market slump.
Apple Inc. had the steepest drop among the major PC makers, with shipments falling 24% from the same quarter a year earlier. HP Inc.’s units rose 6.4%, the lone vendor to make gains during the July-September period, Gartner said Monday in a statement. Lenovo Group Ltd. maintained its top position, with 25% of the global market. Total shipments hit 64.3 million units, compared with 70.6 million in the period a year earlier.