The US market research company Gartner released a research report on Thursday that as the company's PC expenditure gradually decreased, global PC shipments in the first quarter of 2015 decreased by 5.2%.

Gartner said that the global PC shipping volume in the first quarter was about 71.7 million units, a decrease of 5.2%from 75.7 million units in the same period last year.The market research company IDC gave a greater measurement of decline. In the report, the company stated that the global PC shipments in the first quarter were 68.5 million units, a decrease of 6.7%compared with the same period last year.IDC said the shipment volume set the lowest record since the first quarter of 2009.

The decline in shipments in the first quarter showed that the PC market was re -affected by emerging market trends, and consumers there were more and more relying on smartphones and tablets to access the Internet.The decline in shipments that lasted 3 years in a short period of time in a short time last year, mainly because Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP, forcing companies to change the outdated hardware.

"The enthusiasm for changing the machine in the first quarter of 2015 gradually declined.

Lenovo's leading position was further expanded in the first quarter, and the company won 18.9%of the market share in the quarter.Global shipments were 13.58 million units, an increase of 5.7%over a year ago.In addition, Hewlett -Packard became the only company in the top 5 manufacturers. The quarterly shipments increased by 2.5%year -on -year, with a share of 17.3%.

Dell's quarterly shipments fell by 5.1%year -on -year, which is also the company's first decline in the last six quarters, with a global share of 12.6%.Gartner believes that the company's position has been affected by corporate expenditure reduction.