Growth declines in information and communication technologies in 2009. - According to the American study institute, Gartner, world sales of computers are expected to fall by 11.9% in 2009 to 257 million units. The PC industry will thus experience its sharpest unit decline in history. In 2008, sales had increased by 10.9% to 302.2 million units with an already perceptible slowdown in the fourth quarter (+1.1% - the smallest increase since 2002). This phenomenon can be explained by the current...