For months the global PC industry avoided the worst of the economic downturn. But the streak of good fortune looks as if it's coming to an abrupt end. In a report issued on Jan. 14, market watcher IDC declared the fourth quarter a bust, with PC unit sales down 0.4%. IDC forecasts lean times ahead for PC makers, with a 5.3% decline in sales for 2009 and a slow recovery in 2010.rnOther analysts warn that things are likely to get even worse than they did in 2001, when PC unit sales declined 5%. The economic pain has spread wider this time, and overall trends are unpredictable. "This is a quantum event," says Roger L. Kay, president of consultancy Endpoint Technologies Associates. "It's different than we have experienced before.rnYou have to throw out the old rules and start fresh."
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机译：几个月来，全球PC行业避免了最严重的经济衰退。但是，好运连连看都快要结束了。在1月14日发布的报告中，市场观察家IDC宣布第四季度破产，个人电脑销量下降0.4％。 IDC预测个人电脑制造商将迎来精打细算的时间，2009年个人电脑销量将下降5.3％，2010年将缓慢复苏。这次经济苦难已经蔓延开来，总体趋势是无法预测的。咨询公司Endpoint Technologies Associates总裁Roger L. Kay说：“这是一个量子事件。” “这与我们以前所经历的不同。您必须抛弃旧规则并重新开始。”
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