Gartner Reports PC Shipments Down 5% In Q4

If you’re wondering why there is a lack of PC news at the Lab, it’s for good reason. Gartner has just released numbers indicating a 4.9% drop in PC shipments from 2011. This appears to be due in large part to the growth of mobile as attention shifts towards mobile. While tablet owners aren’t ditching the PC just yet, they are not upgrading models at nearly the same rate.