年第四季度全球PC出貨量創新低

Falling global demand for personal computers (PC) saw shipments fall by a record 10.6% in the fourth quarter from a year ago, according to market research firm IDC.

據市場研究公司IDC數據顯示，個人電腦（PC）的需求正在下降，在2015年第四季度，全球PC出貨量下跌了10.6%。

About 71.9 million units were shipped in the period, which includes the key Christmas shopping season. IDC said the decline was the worst since it started tracking PC shipments.

包括聖誕購物季在內，第四季度的電腦出貨量共計7190萬臺。IDC方面表示，這是自IDC公司開始追蹤該數據以來最大的降幅。

PC demand has been hit by competition from smartphones and tablets, along with longer lifecycles for PCs. Shipments fell in all regions around the world and have declined for five quarters in a row, according to IDC's figures.

個人電腦使用週期延長，再加上智能手機和平板電腦帶來的競爭，大大抑制消了消費者對PC的需求。據IDC數據顯示，全球各地區的電腦出貨量均連續5個季度出現下滑。

Apple was the only top five PC maker to see shipments grow last year, up over 6%, while Acer saw the biggest fall, of more more than 18%.

在世界五大電腦製造商中，蘋果公司是去年唯一一家出貨量保持增長的公司，漲幅超過了6%；宏碁公司則是下跌幅度最大，下跌超過了18%。

Chinese tech giant Lenovo, however, remained at the top of the market - owning more than 20% of it. HP followed in second place, with Dell third and Apple and ASUS tied for the fourth spot.

中國的科技巨頭聯想仍是PC市場的老大--佔有市場份額的20%以上。惠普和戴爾分別名列第二、第三，蘋果和華碩電腦並列第四。