Large decrease in computer sales

   According to figures published by Gartner, PC sales have decreased by 19% between the second trimester of 2010 and the second trimester of 2011, including a 17.8% decrease only in france. Which means a decrease of 2.8 million units sold.
   Are Tablets to be blamed ?
   The decrease could be caused by the economic climate, aswell as the competition from touch pads(chich is not included in the study of Gartner) and to a lesser extent, smartphones. As for manufacturers, almost all of them show decreasing sales in the French market: HP -9%, -13% for Dell, -23% for Asus, and  to -40% for Acer. Apple pulls one out of the game, with sales rising by 6.4%.
   Aware that the development of touch pads is one of the causes for poor sales of laptop computers (-20.4% year on year), the different manufacturers should continue to release new tablet models in the weeks or months ahead.  They should also focus, like Dell, on products and services with high added value (computer services, data security, or cloud computing).