Holiday sales of PCs slide for first time in 5 years -IDC
January 10, 2013 at 18:29 PM EST
SEATTLE, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Holiday season sales of personal computers fell for the first time in more than five years, according to tech industry tracker IDC, as Microsoft Corp's new Windows 8 operating system failed to excite buyers and many opted for tablet devices and powerful smartphones instead of PCs.