Five main reasons why PC sales are falling

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The latest fall in PC sales has been attributed to Intel's chip shortage, but there are deeper, structural reasons for the decline

When PC sales unexpectedly registered an increase in the middle of last year, it was widely expected a sustained, if modest, revival would be on the cards. Instead, sales have turned down again,...

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