Worldwide sales of personal computers increased, for the first time in six years

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] Gartner said that global computer sales increased 1.4% to 62.1 million units in three months at the end of June 2018 And it was also the first growth in sales of personal computers since the first quarter of 2012.

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computers in the United States increased from one year 7% to 14.5 million units, after six consecutive quarters of decline

Gartner noted that although these results are positive for the manufacturers of PC, they are not enough to declare that the industry is already recovering

The growth of PC sales in the second quarter of 2018 is due to business demand, while consumer demand for personal computers continues to decline.

Influence of Smartphones on the Market

Consumers are increasingly using the so-called "smart phones instead of computers for their daily activities, from control of social media to" bank and shopping.

According to the estimate of another company – International Data Corp. (IDC), the sale of traditional computers, the so-called "The number of". Laptops slightly increased 2.7% to 62.3 million units between April and June 2018.

These results exceeded Gartner's forecasts and represent the highest growth rate of PC sales compared to the previous year. six years

In this context, IDC also confirmed that the business sector seems to be the main driver of this growth