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Microsoft's Windows to aid PC market revival in 2015 |
July 07, 2014
Microsoft’s Windows OS could play a crucial rule in returning worldwide PC shipments to modest growth next year after multiple years of decline, Gartner said on Monday.PC shipments could reach around 317 million in 2015, increasing from 308 million units expected to ship this year, the research firm said in a study. Shipments this year are expected to decline by 2.9 percent compared to 2013, which is lower than previous yearly declines.The “revival” of the PC market will be driven by upgrades of old business PCs with Windows XP, which are no longer supported by Microsoft, said Ranjit Atwal, research director at Gartner. He estimates that roughly 60 million PCs will be upgraded this year.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2451260/microsofts-windows-to-aid-pc-market-revival-in-2015.html#tk.rss_all
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