PC monitor shipments fell in Q2, IDC says, but here’s what could help drive a 2024 rebound By Bill Peters Follow Published: Sept. 25, 2023, 4:05 p.m. ET ...

IDC expects 9 in 10 organizations to feel the pinch by 2026, according to the report. Talent woes have intensified over the last decade, Smith said, pointing to IDC’s survey data.

IDC expects shipments to grow 5.8% to 1.23 billion units in 2024, up from its previous forecast of 4% growth to 1.21 billion units.

Shipments of Apple’s Mac computers plunged by 40.5% to 4.1 million units in the first quarter compared to the same period a year earlier, according to IDC’s report.

IDC has Apple’s total mobile shipments at 234.6 million, versus 226.6 million for Samsung. Xiaomi, Oppo, and Transsion round out the top five with 145.9, 103.1 and 94.9 million smartphones ...

In its March 2023 forecast for worldwide IT spending, IDC projects overall growth this year in constant currency will be 4.4% to $3.25 trillion.