PC shipments in decline but only 2 per cent replacing with tablets

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Users increasingly moving towards mobile devices says IDC, but Computing's own research suggests desktops are far from dead

Shipments of PCs are expected to fall by almost eight per cent this year, as users move towards tablets and smartphones. That's according to research by analysts at IDC, who expect total combine...

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