Gartner: Global PC shipments fell 2.4% in Q1 2017, 10th quarter of decline in a row

The PC market’s woes still seem to have no end in sight: It has now been in decline for 10 quarters in a row, per at least one research firm. For Q1 2017, Gartner found PC shipments were down globally, while IDC concluded they were flat.

Gartner estimates worldwide PC shipments fell 2.4 percent to 62.2 million units in Q1 2017, marking the 10th quarter of PC shipment declines. According to the firm’s numbers, this was the first time since 2007 that the PC market experienced shipments below 63 million units in a quarter.