Growth in mobility trend spells further decline for PC market in MEA, says IDC

Growth in mobility trend spells further decline for PC market in MEA, says IDC: The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market continued to experience a steep decline during the third quarter of 2013, decreasing 15% in volume on year, according to research firm IDC. The results showed that PC shipments into the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey region reached a total of 4.2 million units. As forecast, portable PCs declined at a faster rate than the overall market, with shipments down 17.8% on year to total 2.5 million units, while desktops declined 10.4% on year, with a total of 1.7 million units shipped.