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Is the Age of the PC Over?

By Chris Hill - Apr 11, 2013 at 5:30PM

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NASDAQ: MSFT

Microsoft Corporation

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$1,956B

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(2.03%) $5.32

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$266.82

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Do these plummeting PC sales mean the end of an industry?

The following video is from Thursday's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, along with analysts Matt Argersinger, Andy Cross, and Bryan Hinmon discuss the top business and investing stories of the day.

Shares of Microsoft (MSFT 2.03%) fell on Thursday in the wake of two developments. Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to a "sell." And research firm IDC reported that PC sales declined 14% in the first quarter. What do declining PC sales mean for investors in Microsoft? What does the slowdown mean for Dell (DELL.DL) and its attempts to go private? In this installment of MarketFoolery, our analysts discuss the future of the PC.

The relevant video segments can be found between 1:07 and 6:56.

For the full video of today's MarketFoolery, click here.

Stocks Mentioned

Microsoft Corporation

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HP Inc.

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Dell Technologies Inc.

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