Global PC market hits a "winter chill"! Q3 shipments plunge more than 20%, Apple (AAPL.US) bucks the trend to gain share.

Zhito Finance APP has learned that research firm IDC said on Thursday that due to supply constraints and inventory pre-stocking weighing on sales, the personal computer (PC) market plunged more than 20% year-on-year in the third quarter. Despite the overall market downturn, Apple (AAPL.US) performed better than the broader market and achieved an increase in market share.