Can Microsoft's Surface Book single-handedly revitalise the dwindling PC market? Because it may have to

Charlee Gothard
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Ongoing failure to innovate means vendors are failing to resurrect a market ripe for the taking

PCs and laptops are not selling anymore. It's official. Even analysts at Gartner and IDC are in tune on that point this time, with the past few days seeing Gartner pronounce a year-on-year decline ...

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