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Schools embrace Google Chromebooks, business adoption lags

While the personal computer market is declining, Google (GOOGL) Chromebook sales are on the upswing.Worldwide sales of Chromebooks are on pace to grow 27% this year to 7.3 million units, research firm Gartner (IT) said Thursday. By contrast, PC sales, dominated by Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows operating system, are forecast to fall 2.4% to 306.3 million units, Gartner said. Education is the primary market for Chromebooks, accounting for 72% of sales in 2014. “Since the first model launched in mid-2011, Google’s Chromebook has seen success mainly in the education segment across all regions,” Gartner analyst Isabelle Durand said in a statement. Chromebook purchases in the commercial market remain low despite interest from small and midsize businesses and vertical industries, Durand said. Google is increasingly targeting the business segment with its Chromebook for Work suite of office productivity applications and has improved access and functions by making more…

Analysts can’t decide if Apple Watch is a hit or flop

Depending on which analyst report you read, Apple ‘s (AAPL) new smartwatch is either a hit or a flop. Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty on Wednesday raised her “base case” for Apple Watch sales by 20% to 36 million units in its first 12 months, up from 30 million. “We believe this remains a conservative estimate of demand,” she said in a research report. “However, we believe supply will significantly undershoot demand in the first six months, making our base case the most realistic outcome for shipments near-term.” Her bull case is for 50 million Apple Watch sales, but supply limitations will make that target difficult to reach, she said. Meanwhile, KGI Securities cut its shipment predictions for the Apple Watch this quarter by 20% to 30%, citing slow demand. It now expects 5 million to 6 million units shipped in its fiscal third quarter, 9to5Mac reported. KGI has cut…

HP Sells China Business Amid U.S. Spying Fall-Out

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), bowing to Chinese government concerns over foreign technology after the disclosure of U.S. spying activities last year, on Thursday said it is selling a 51% stake in its China-based data-networking business for $2.3 billion to Tsinghua Holdings. Tsinghua Holdings, a group owned by China’s Tsinghua University, will purchase the stake in a new business called H3C. HP stock was up 2.5% in early afternoon trading in the stock