Gartner has lowered its 2010 and 2011 global forecasts for PC shipments, saying sales will be lower than expected due to growing interest in Apple's iPad and other tablet computers. The research firm said Monday that PC makers are on track to ship 352.4 million units this year, up 14.3% from 2009. Gartner had predicted in September a 17.9% increase.
Gartner also lowered its 2011 forecast to 409 million units, a 15.9% increase from this year. The firm's earlier estimate was for an 18.1% increase.
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