"What started as a supply-side crisis has evolved into a global demand-side problem."
Annual shipments of desktop computers, notebooks, and tablets are expected to fall to 418 million units in 2021, a 0.8% drop from 2016.
An IDC survey finds the decline of the high-end segment continued but volume system growth is a positive sign for the future.
Research firm IDC is predicting 181% annual growth for the market as hardware becomes less expensive.
A new survey sees a maturing market, with the growth of installs and direct revenue slowing by the end of the decade.
A new survey forecasts worldwide PC shipments will fall 8.7% this year and suffer a further decline in 2016.
Internet trading hubs open up global markets to even the smallest companies.
