Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments see over 19% sequential drop in 1Q15

Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments see over 19% sequential drop in 1Q15: Global notebook shipments not including detachable models reached less than 38 million units in the first quarter of 2015, down 4.7% on year and 19.4% sequentially, according to Digitimes Research's latest report about notebooks. The shipment drop was due to seasonality plus inventory left over from the fourth quarter of 2014. Microsoft's frequent adjustments in licensing fee subsidies also made the inventory issues worse in first-quarter 2015 compared to previous years.