The worldwide shipment of traditional PCs, including those of Apple, saw a “precipitous drop” in the first quarter of this year due to poor demand and excess inventory, a new report reveals.
The first quarter of 2023 saw the shipment of traditional PCs drop by 29 percent, to 56.9 million units, compared to the same period last year, according to a report on April 9 by market intelligence provider International Data Corporation (IDC).
Traditional PCs refer to desktops, notebooks, and workstations. Apple led the downfall, with shipments declining by 40.5 percent. It shipped 4.1 million units during the period.
Lenovo, which shipped 12.7 million units, saw shipments fall by 30.3 percent, HP shipments decreased by 24.2 percent, and Dell Technologies by 31 percent….