On February 10, International Data Corporation (IDC) announced selected results from its fourth-quarter “Western Europe Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker.” In the fourth quarter of 2011, shipments of hardcopy peripherals (i.e., printers, copiers, and MFPs) in Western Europe fell 2.6 percent year-over-year to 8.1 million units. Fourth-quarter revenue from sales of these products declined more sharply,
