In the worldwide PC market, global shipments were above expectations, reaching 58.5 million during the last quarter.

“Unless new models provide significant new utility, efficiency or experiences, users don’t want or need to upgrade.”

Pockets of growth, both in segments and geography, will persist, particularly in Asia Pacific, one of two regions to avoid shipment declines in 2019.

After two quarters of near 10% growth, the Australian PC market dipped -2.5% in 4Q18 - a trend that looks set to continue in 2019.

Despite the growth witnessed at the end of 2018, IDC predicts that New Zealand’s traditional PC market in 2019 will decline by -4.4% YoY.

A recent Dell EMC blog post celebrates IDC naming it number one in a myriad of storage and systems markets.

The traditional PC market saw shipments decline 3.7% in 4Q18, although this was less than the expected 4.7%.

An IDC report predicts a soft personal PC market, slipping into further decline with the exception of notebooks, gaming PCs, and business PC upgrades.

Despite the bleak forecast, IDC assures there are actually several pockets of opportunities and growth like gaming & ultraslim notebooks.

Australia’s traditional PC market has bucked the global trend to record growth in Q2, driven by strong consumer, enterprise and public sector spend.

IDC has released their report that details a slight decline in the personal computing devices market through to 2021 - it's not all bad though.

“Our focus on innovation extends beyond R&D and product design, to the way our products are manufactured."

"Similar to worldwide PC trends, Asia Pacific is witnessing continued market consolidation in the PC industry."

"The contraction in traditional PC shipments experienced over the past five years finally appears to be giving way."

All hope is not dead for the PC market as the decline has slowed down, according to the latest statistics from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.

“More than half of PC buying from retail and exclusive stores in India is done through cash."

“Lenovo, already the world’s largest PC supplier, is continuously seeking opportunities to further grow its core business in the global market."

"Early indicators illustrate an immediate impact on retail purchase and drop observed in online channel business."

The preliminary results of one of Gartner’s more recent studies paints a pretty gloomy picture for the PC market.

“We will need a strong holiday season to ensure that we don't enter 2017 in a poor inventory situation."

"For the PC market to stay on pace for flat growth in 2017, business spending needs to flourish."

PC vendors face a stark choice and must decide between overhauling their businesses or leaving the PC market, according to Gartner.

Intel is currently working to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, and investing in visual cloud, PC innovation, IoT and 5G.

Acer has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2016, with figures not looking so great for the Taiwan-based PC vendor.