Despite Windows 8.1, PC market prospects aren't pretty
Windows 8.1 may fix Microsoft's dot-zero release but it may not fix the PC market.
After Citi Research revised its PC market growth forecast down to negative 10 percent growth earlier in the month, market researcher IDC chimed in on Friday with a less-than-upbeat snapshot for May.
"May results reflect deteriorating conditions rather than improvement and the market will probably fall short of projections," said Loren Loverde, an IDC analyst in a statement, referring to May regional PC shipments.
"The results for May are behind pace for achieving the projected [second quarter 2013] growth rate,&… Read more