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Biggest PC Sales Surge in 10 Years ‘Still Has a Way to Go,’ Says IDC

PC sales were “on fire" in Q4, rising 26.1% globally from Q4 2019 to reach 91.6 million units, reported IDC Monday. Sales grew 13.1% for the full year, with remote work and learning the main “catalysts,” it said. “Every segment…

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of the supply chain was stretched to its limits as production once again lagged behind demand during the quarter." The last time the market had such big annual growth was 2010, when sales rose 13.7% year over year, it said. The time since has had six years of PC market decline, it said: All signs indicate the surge “has a way to go." Lenovo, HP and Dell remain the top three brands, followed by Apple and Acer.