The fourth quarter of 2015 marked the fifth consecutive quarter of worldwide PC shipment decline, said Kitagawa.
Holiday sales did not boost the overall PC shipments, hinting at changes to consumers PC purchase behaviour.
Ms. Kitagawa added, Holiday sales had a limited impact on PC sales in the U.S. market.
Notebooks were off the top wish list of holiday gifts.
Unlike 2014 holiday sales, there were not many holiday mega deals for laptops, especially in value segments.
At the same time, consumers interest shifted to other consumer electronics devices such as TVs and wearables.
In 2015, local currency devaluation also played a key role in the market conditions, said Kitagawa.
EMEA, Latin America and Japan faced a major impact from the devaluation, showing double-digit declines in 2015.
5 spot for 2015.
However, the companys growth slimmed to 3.1 percent, which is in line with overall industry headwinds.
Dell was down to 3.3 percent in 2015, while Asus declined to 6.5 percent.
With the performance, Apple replaced Acer for fifth place.
Its important to note that data from Data from Gartner is preliminary and the numbers can shift.
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