Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Grew For the First Time in Six Years During the Second Quarter of 2018
(World News Science)

Steady Business Market Demand Drives PC Sales STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 12, 2018-- Worldwide PC shipments totaled 62.1 million units in the second quarter of 2018, a 1.4 percent increase from the second quarter of 2017, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. This is the first quarter of year-over-year global PC shipment growth since the first quarter of 2012. All regions experienced some growth compared with a year ago. While the results are a positive result for the PC industry, Gartner analysts said this sign of market stability is not enough to declare a PC industry recovery just yet. `PC shipment growth in the second quarter of 2018 was driven by demand in the...