Microsoft's Windows to aid PC market revival in 2015 | PCWorld

The good news for Microsoft: Windows PC sales are declining more slowly, and may show a slight increase in 2015; the bad news: Microsoft continues to struggle in tablets and smartphones

"After the first iPad shipped in 2010, tablets were increasingly adopted as alternative computing devices to PCs. Gartner is projecting tablet shipments to increase to 256 million this year, up from 207 million last year. Tablet shipments will reach 321 million in 2015, overtaking PCs, Gartner said.

Tablets will get cheaper and more functional, Atwal said, adding that these trends will continue to drive adoption in the coming years.

Worldwide mobile phone shipments will be 1.86 billion units this year, rising by 3.1 percent compared to the previous year, Gartner said. The worldwide growth will continue in 2015, with shipments totaling 1.95 billion units."

Microsoft's Windows to aid PC market revival in 2015 | PCWorld