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Tech Sector Bloody as PC Sales Vanish

April 11, 2013 10:46 AM EDT

Tech stocks like HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are under heavy pressure Thursday following weaker-than-expected PC data, which analysts said indicates faster erosion as tablets continue to take market share.

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 76.3 million units in the first quarter of 2013, down 13.9% compared to the same quarter in 2012 and worse than the forecast decline of 7.7%, research firm IDC said. The year-on-year contraction marked the worst quarter since IDC began tracking the PC market quarterly in 1994.

IDC in part blamed a weak... More

PC Shipments Fall Off Cliff in Q1, Down 14%

April 10, 2013 4:18 PM EDT

PC shipments fell 14 percent in Q1, the worst decline on record, according to reports from researchers at IDC. Analysis showed buyers opted to splurge on tablets and smartphones, leaving PCs to collect dust. Researchers had forecast a decline of only 7.7 percent.

"We don't have a lot of... More