IDC published PC shipments today for Q1 2018 and the results were flat at 0.0% year on year growth. Apple finished the quarter in the fifth position with a year-on-year decline in shipments of -4.8% for Worldwide shipments. Gartner's PC report was published today as well recording Apple with +1.5% growth Worldwide and +0.5% growth for North America.

IDC reports that HP maintained a comfortable lead over all others in the market with its eighth consecutive quarter of overall growth +4.3% year on year Worldwide and growth in all regions except Latin America.

Gartner reported HP with a gain of +2.8% Worldwide and -4.8% in the U.S.

IDC reports that Dell posted the strongest year-on-year growth out of all the major companies, growing +6.4% and buoyed by strong performances in nearly every region.

Gartner reported Dell with 6.5% Worldwide and 7.6% in the U.S.

For more details, see the full reports from IDC and Gartner.

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