Printer Market Down 20.2 Percent
The market for printers and copiers fell 20.2 percent in the first half of 2009 compared with the period a year ago, reports eWEEK.
Shipments for printers, copiers and multifunction printers totaled 51.3 million units, according to Gartner research. Office printers lead the decline at a 24.5 percent rate. Changing habits and the tight economy have companies rethinking exactly how much printing needs to be done, the story says.
The declines mirror that from an IDC report on sales declines in the first quarter.