PC Sales Under Pressure – Expected Decrease in Revenue
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Competition from snazzy consumer electronics and the absence of Microsoft’s Vista operating system this holiday season will force PC vendors to reduce prices, pushing PC revenue down 2.5% for the year.
Worldwide revenue in the PC industry is expected to total $198.3 billion in 2006, compared with $203.3 billion in 2005, according to a new report by industry research firm Gartner. That marks the first year of negative revenue growth since 2001, although unit shipments in 2006 will increase 10.5%, according to Gartner.
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