Global PC sales stunted by supply, logistics snarls
Computer sales grew at the slowest rate since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic due to component shortages and logistics snarls, according to the latest report by International Data Corp (IDC). The key US market shrunk for the first time since sales cratered in the first quarter of last year with the spread of the pandemic, the market researcher said. Shipments in the US in the third quarter fell 7.5 percent from a year earlier, while the industry recorded overall growth of 3.9 percent. Apple Inc, whose supply chain is among the most resilient, saw 10 percent annual growth, while Dell Technol...