"We had strong sales in every segment where we compete".
The consumer segment, where Hewlett-Packard thrives, has been hardest hit.
The company's restaurant business was the only segment where sales fell, as customer traffic slowed.
That leaves growth at the cheaper, smaller-screened segment, where parents and schools buy for children, he suggests.
But that will take time and shift the company into a more cutthroat market segment where margins could suffer.
"The pipeline has been shut down and the segment where the release occurred has been isolated," the statement added.
However, there was one bright note with the rise of the small car segment, where sales increased 84%, indicating a trend towards downsizing among consumers.
More seriously for Dell, Lenovo is thriving in the smartphone market, selling 7m units in China – a segment where Dell has tried and repeatedly failed to compete successfully.
One segment where the numbers do not tell the complete story, Mr. Greco said, was the professional category, which includes books about business, law, medicine and technology.
A segment where the men trade slow-motion punches while exchanging words of endearment and other incongruous dialogue also works well.
Even funnier is this segment where she and Eichner dress up in festive garb and challenge people to loudly sing the correct lyrics to Christmas carols.
