“Acer took a staggering 41 percent hit, according to Gartner.”
Gartner and IDC both put fourth-quarter PC shipments down more than 28 percent, the worst quarter Gartner has recorded since the 1990s. Lenovo, HP and Dell fell between 29 and 37 percent. Apple dropped as much as 10 percent. Everyone bought a laptop in 2021 to work from home, and nobody needs a second one to go back to the office.