The PC market is still a bleak place to be, but not as bleak as expected, according to new figures released Wednesday.

Worldwide PC shipments will decline at a slower pace in 2014 than previously thought, as Chromebooks and Windows XP upgrades help drive new purchases, IDC said.

Global PC shipments will decline by 3.7% this year, IDC said, revising its previous forecast of a 6% decline. The new prediction came with a caveat, though: IDC says the future of the PC market is still “tenuous.”

IDC predicts PC shipments this year will reach 303.5 million, comprised of 133.5 million desktops and 170 million laptops. The market will do much better this year than in 2013, when shipments declined by 9.8% from 2012.

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