PC market recovery goes into reverse due to Intel chip shortage

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PC market recovery goes into reverse due to Intel chip shortage

Worldwide PC sales fall by 4.3 per cent in the fourth quarter as supply issues stymie demand

The 2018 recovery in PC sales ground to a halt in the fourth quarter, according to the box counters at Gartner, with global sales falling by 4.3 per cent. That had come after sales growth in the second...

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