Gartner is lowering its PC unit sales forecast bpth for 2011 and 2012.
It sees weaker demand, especially for regular mobile consumer PCs.
The analyst now expects 2011 to be flat at about 0.3% and in 2012 Gartner predicts that PC unit growth will be 5%.
The long-term growth forecast has also been lowered slightly.
The new growth driver for PC suppliers and chip firms is expected to be mobile PCs.
"Overall PC production will sustain only single-digit growth through 2015, and that the ongoing momentum in the growth of media tablets will continue rapidly," said Gartner.
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