Articles about IDC

Microsoft debuts Copilot Checkout, joining AI shopping race vs. Amazon, Google and OpenAI

Microsoft is rolling out a new “Copilot Checkout” feature that lets shoppers complete purchases directly inside its AI chatbot, betting that its enterprise ties and retailer relationships can help it compete with OpenAI, Google and Amazon in the race toward AI-driven commerce. Read More

Windows 10’s days are numbered, and Microsoft is starting a big push for Windows 11 upgrades

Microsoft is looking to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week as a catalyst for Windows users to… Read More

Huawei overtakes Apple for 2nd place in global smartphone sales, new study finds

Apple has fallen to third place among the world’s top smartphone makers, trailing South Korean giant Samsung and Chinese tech… Read More

Software as a Service in 2018: Artificial intelligence and new apps are reshaping a key cloud sector

First, the bad news when it comes to Software as a Service in 2018: The market is maturing. Growth is… Read More

Consumer PC market’s struggles show challenge for Microsoft’s Windows 10 Creators Update

As Microsoft rolls out its Windows 10 Creators Update and announces new Surface Studio apps, new reports on the state of the traditional… Read More

Study: Tablet shipments drop 12 percent as Apple and Samsung continue to dominate

Tablet shipments are down 12 percent from this time last year, continuing a trend of declining tablet sales overall, according to a new… Read More

PC sales even worse than expected as free Windows 10 update delays hardware upgrades

Are you buying new PCs less frequently than you did in the past? You’re not alone. Worldwide PC shipments are… Read More

Apple continues to outsell everyone else in tablet market, but Amazon is gaining ground

Interest in the tablet market proceeds to wane, according to new numbers from IDC out today. Tablet shipments fell nearly 15… Read More

Report: Nearly 1.5B smartphones shipped in 2015 with Huawei topping growth

It’s getting harder and harder to find someone who doesn’t own a smartphone. And with the latest numbers from IDC, it’s… Read More

Worldwide PC shipments continue to slip, but convertible devices are growing in popularity

The worldwide PC market continues to decline. According to the latest numbers from IDC, PC manufacturers shipped just 71.9 million units in the… Read More

Android will dominate smartphone market through at least 2019, despite slower growth, IDC predicts

The smartphone market is slowing down, according to a new forecast from IDC released today. Shipments are expected to grow… Read More

Tablet shipments fall 7 percent in Q2, small manufacturers gain ground on Apple and Samsung

Remember when people predicted that tablets were going to replace desktop computers? That doesn’t look like it’ll be happening anytime… Read More

PC shipments to slip another 6% this year despite Windows 10 launch

Windows PC shipments are expected to decline for a fourth year in a row as competition from tablets and smartphones… Read More

New forecast: Windows Phone market share will still be single digits in four years

Windows Phone’s worldwide market share will rise over the next five years, but only slightly, market research firm IDC says… Read More

First quarter PC sales estimated to drop more than 5 percent worldwide

Sales of PCs took a significant hit during the first quarter of 2015, according to new reports from Gartner and… Read More

IDC predicts PC market will keep shrinking

Bad news, computer makers: IDC announced today that it predicts shrinkage in the PC market in both developed and developing… Read More

Amazon fires back at IDC over tablet sales estimates

Amazon isn’t happy with a recent report from IDC that showed the company only shipping 1.7 million Fire tablets during… Read More

Tablet shipments slip in Q4 for a lackluster 2014

Despite new tablet launches and the holiday shopping season, tablet sales fell in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to… Read More

PC sales show new signs of life as Microsoft preps Windows 10

The personal computer market had a solid holiday quarter in 2014, according to new reports from IDC and Gartner. While the two firms’… Read More

Surprise! Apple now one of the world’s top 5 PC makers

Back in the 90s, anyone who said that Apple would one day be among the top five personal computer manufacturers in… Read More

IDC predicts continued shrinkage of the PC market through 2018

The PC market continues to decline, and new projections from IDC say that tech watchers shouldn’t expect it to stop… Read More

Windows Phone shipments rise 156% from 2012 as Apple slips in IDC rankings

In terms of market share, Windows Phone is growing, Android still dominates and Apple is slipping just a bit according… Read More

IDC: Tablets will conquer notebooks this year, surpass total PC market in 2015

Worldwide tablet shipments will grow by more than 58 percent this year, surpassing shipments of portable PCs for the first… Read More

Amazon’s Kindle Fire dips back below 4% market share

Maybe the Kindle Fire really is the “fruitcake of tablets.” Worldwide market share for Amazon’s family of tablets dropped to… Read More

Key analysts downgrade Microsoft stock as traditional PC market struggles

Two influential analysts downgraded Microsoft’s shares this morning, another blow to the Redmond company as it struggles to gain traction… Read More

Largely irrelevant? Here’s what IDC says on Windows 8

A line about Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 from an IDC report is getting lots of attention this week for predicting that… Read More

Windows 7 hits 350 million: Putting the data in perspective

Microsoft this morning announced that Windows 7 has reached 350 million licenses sold in 18 months on the market. It’s… Read More

Revenge of the iPad? PC market tanks in first quarter

New numbers this afternoon from the IDC research firm show worldwide PC shipments falling 3.2% during the first quarter —… Read More