During the Second Quarter of 2015,. The Microsoft has experienced fall in Global PC sales to 11.7% from the same quarter in 2014. If the erosion continues, the world’s largest manufacturers will need to reassess their businesses.
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 66.1 million units in the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. This represented a year-on-year decline of -11.8%, about one percent below projections for the quarter.
The launch of new versions of Microsoft Corp.’s Windows generally lifts PC sales. However, the most recent version of Windows was not popular with consumers. Users generally did not like Microsoft Windows 8, which might speed adoption of the next generation operating system. Nevertheless, the turn toward smartphones is relentless, and it has to sharply undermine the PC industry.
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