U.S. Mac shipments shrink 56X more than industry average
Mac shipments in the U.S. during the third quarter fell at a dramatically steeper rate than that of sales of other PCs, including those powered by Microsoft's Windows, IDC said Wednesday.
Mac shipments in the U.S. during the third quarter fell at a dramatically steeper rate than that of sales of other PCs, including those powered by Microsoft's Windows, IDC said Wednesday.
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Touch-enabled Windows notebooks and Chrome OS-powered Chromebooks contributed to better-than-expected PC sales during the back-to-school period and may hint at a less dismal holiday-selling season than once thought, a retail analyst said.
Apple has quietly refreshed its iMac desktop computer line with Intel's newest quad-core "Haswell" processor, faster solid-state storage options and support for the 802.11ac wireless standard.
The jarring combination of Microsoft's radical reinvention of Windows with old-style hardware caused the average satisfaction score of PC makers to slip in the last year, a pollster said.
The damage to Hynix's China fabrication facility from a fire last week will take three to six months to repair, which will hit prices and supply hard because it is the top memory producer.
Prices of DRAM chips have continued to climb after a major Hynix FAB plant was damaged by fire last week.
Tablet shipments will surpass desktop and laptop PCs in the fourth quarter of 2013, IDC predicted Wednesday.
The PC industry's problems continue to worsen, research firm IDC said yesterday as it again lowered shipment forecasts for the year. And the personal computer business's problems are Microsoft's problems.
Lenovo, the world's largest computer maker, announced today that its Windows 8 PCs will come bundled with the Pokki Start button and menu replacement, along with its desktop mode-oriented app store.
Microsoft's bet that touch would propel Windows 8 has run into a major snag, an industry analyst said: Consumers see little reason to pay premium prices for touch-enabled laptops.
The Chinese are going to have a very, very hard time kicking the Windows XP habit.
Microsoft today said that Windows 8.1, slated for release this fall, will use the same lifecycle support timeline as 2012's Windows 8, meaning that it will be supported until early 2023.
Mac sales in the second quarter contracted by nearly 7%, the third consecutive quarter of decline, sliding to 3.75 million systems, the lowest number in more than two years, the company reported
Microsoft is preparing Wall Street for a 2 per cent slip in Windows revenue for the third quarter and warning that PC shipments will continue their double-digit tumble.