Shortages and bottlenecks weighed on personal-computer shipments within the fourth quarter, however the pandemic-induced revival of the PC market is anticipated to proceed, in keeping with business information.
Worldwide Knowledge Corp. and Canalys mentioned PC shipments within the fourth quarter rose about 1%, whereas Gartner Inc. mentioned world-wide PC shipments declined 5% within the December quarter, which it mentioned was the primary year-over-year decline after six straight quarters of development.