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PC sales worldwide have tumbled, data from IDC shows
Global http://www.143561.com - http://www.143561.com/products/JZK60-Vacuum-Extruder.html - vacuum extruder sales of PCs fell 14% in the first three months this year, the biggest fall since research firm IDC started tracking the industry in 1994.
The firm's vice president, Bob O'Donnell, said: "Unfortunately, it seems clear that the Windows 8 launch not only didn't provide a positive boost to the PC market, but appears to have slowed the market."
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Microsoft was not immediately available for comment.
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Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest maker of PCs, saw a 24% fall in http://www.154562.com - http://www.154562.com/products/QT615BrickMakingMachine.html - hollow block machine shipments in the first quarter compared with the same period a year ago.
China's Lenovo Group, number two http://www.143561.com - http://www.143561.com/products/JZK50-Vacuum-Extruder.html - vacuum extruder in the market, is benefiting from sales to first-time buyers in China and other developing countries. Its sales held steady, IDC said.
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