IDC: Windows 8 launch did not prevent lower PC shipments January 11, 2013 by admin Tweet The research firm IDC said this week that worldwide PC shipments were down 6.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, lower than what IDC previously predicted despite the launch of Windows 8. Read more… Neowin Related Posts:IDC: Worldwide smartphone shipments plunged to…Worldwide PC shipments continued to fall in the…Analysts claim global PC shipments went down as much…Report: Tablet shipments grew a modest 1% during the…Samsung and Apple lead third quarter smartphone shipments