Gartner says worldwide end-user spending on devices will grow 2% in 2017, while unit shipments remain flat
- "Users of PCs, ultramobiles and mobile phones are buying new devices at higher average selling prices, resulting in growth in end-user spending in 2017. Gartner, Inc. estimates that end-user spending will increase by 2 percent in 2017, to nearly $600 billion in current U.S. dollars. Spending on mobile phones will represent 67 percent of that figure"