Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs,
tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) are estimated to reach 2.5 billion
units in 2015, an increase of 2.8 percent over 2014, according to Gartner. In
spending terms, the global computing devices market (PCs and ultramobiles) is
on pace to reach $226 billion, a 7.2 percent decline in current U.S. dollars.
Stripping out the impact of exchange-rate movements
(constant U.S. dollars), the global computing devices spending will decrease
3.1 percent in 2015. The global PC market is on pace to total 306 million units
in 2015, a 2.4 percent decrease over 2014.