July 12, 2012, 12:15 PM - When Intel announced Ultrabooks a year ago, the chip maker predicted that these thin and light laptops would account for 40 percent of the consumer market by the end of 2012. But according to Gartner, Ultrabooks have hardly made a dent in the now-stagnant PC market.
Overall, PC sales in the second quarter of 2012 fell by 0.1 percent year-over-year. U.S. computer makers HP and Dell took the biggest hit, with shipments dropping by 12.1 percent and 11.5 percent, respectively. Asian PC makers Lenovo, Acer and Asus fared better, but not enough to pick up the slack.
Although Gartner didn't offer any specific figures for Ultrabook sales, the firm described shipment volumes as small and having little impact on overall shipment growth...