Combined global shipments of PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones will grow 1.9% to 2.4 billion units this year, but user spending on computing hardware will drop by 0.5% for the first time, according to the latest market predictions from Gartner.
Looking ahead at the next 12 months, Gartner research director Ranjit Atwal said the device market would continue to be affected by various country-level economic conditions.
“It’s clear that vendors can no longer market their products with the aim of only targeting mature and emerging markets,” said Atwal.
