On May 22, International Data Corporation (IDC) released some findings from its latest “Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker.” The bad news is that in the first quarter of 2019 worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals (printers, copiers, MFPs) continued to decline, falling 3.9 percent year-over-year to 22.8 million units. That marks a continuation of a trend