Global PC Shipments Fell 8.3 in Q4 and 8% for FY15 - Gartner (AAPL) (MSFT)

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Nomura Securities Reiterates Buy on Microsoft (MSFT) Following Conference Call with Comfort Systems

January 13, 2016 9:41 AM EST

Nomura Securities reiterated a Buy rating and $65.00 price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) after hosting a conference call with Comfort Systems surrounding Office 365. While the CIO of Comfort Systems, Jeremy Jones, believes that the total cost of ownership for an Office 365 deployment is less... More

Worldwide PC Shipments Fell 10.6% in Q4; Longer PC Lifecycle Noted - IDC (MSFT) (AAPL)

January 12, 2016 4:44 PM EST

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 71.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015 (4Q15), a year-on-year decline of -10.6%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC ) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker . Although total shipments were in line with already conservative expectations, the news nonetheless ended 2015 as the first year below 300 million units since 2008. The holiday quarter achieved a modest uptick compared to the third quarter, but the year-on-year decline in 2015 shipments was nevertheless the largest in history, surpassing the decline of -9.8% in 2013.

The PC market continued... More