The industry still needs to work

The PC market has been knocked burberry outlet 2012 by a sluggish economy, problems with the supply of hard disks due to the floods in Thailand late last year, and competition from other devices such as tablets and smartphones.
“In the United States, market saturation and the economic environment continue to weigh considerably on consumer demand,” David Daoud, research director of personal computing at IDC, said in the press release.
Despite the fall in shipments in 2011, Daoud said he expected the market to bounce back. “The market is awaiting new products and technologies, promising a new refresh cycle starting in 3Q12 and beyond with a return to positive growth in the mid-term.”
As for worldwide shipments, they also fell. In the fourth quarter of last year, 92.7 million PCs were shipped, down 0.2 percent compared to the same quarter a year earlier.
IDC’s Loren Loverde commented on the figures, saying that Europe and the Asia-Pacific region had actually performed better than expected, indicating cheap burberry for women and kids improved performance in key markets and reflecting an underlying demand in emerging areas.
He added, “However, the industry still needs to work through some key hurdles in 2012, including recovery of HDD supply, the launch of Windows 8, and successful evolution of PC design to become still more mobile. Despite the challenges, the industry appears to be on the right path, and will be poised for substantial double-digit growth after working through these issues in 2012.”

Benchmark oil rose above $101 per barrel while the dollar fell against the euro and the yen.
Japan's Nikkei 225 Index fell 0.9 percent to 8,368.74, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.1 percent at 19,128.89. Australia's S&P ASX 200 fell 0.2 percent to 4,178.50. Benchmarks in mainland China, Taiwan and Indonesia were also lower. South Korea's Kospi added 0.2 percent to 1,849.16. Benchmarks in Singapore and Thailand rose.
Data released Thursday showed China's inflation eased slightly in December to 4.1 percent, from November's 4.2 percent. But analysts had hoped to see more improvement.
"Chinese inflation is less than expectations, so the market is a little disappointed that it did not fall below 4 percent," said Francis Lun, managing director of Lyncean Holdings in Hong Kong. "I think we can say the worst of inflation is over for now, but what looms over the horizon may not be good."
Politically sensitive food costs accelerated to 9.1 percent from November's 8.8 percent, making it problematic for Beijing to take steps to stimulate slowing economic growth.
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