Global PC shipments fall for eighth straight quarter

[jes]

Global PC shipments fall for eighth straight quarter

Global personal computer shipments fell although the industry got a boost from companies replacing aging computers

 

[abandonallhope]

What are people using instead of PC's ?

:S

 

[Ninja'd]

What are people using instead of PC's ?

:S

Tablets

 

[Fudzy]

The push to oust XP will probably improve things a little.

 

[Sonic2k]

What are people using instead of PC's ?

:S

Tablets, iPads, and some cases, the SMART TV

 

[abandonallhope]

Tablets

Tablets, iPads, and some cases, the SMART TV

Those are all Personal Computers.

So seeing as the sales of PC's is on a huge decline, what are people using instead of it ?

 

[TelkomUseless]

But pcs are now powerfull these days.. i5/7 .. 8Gig Ram.. what more you do need. It's not like years ago where 500Mhz increase to 800mhz was insane..

 

[Laz.]

But pcs are now powerfull these days.. i5/7 .. 8Gig Ram.. what more you do need. It's not like years ago where 500Mhz increase to 800mhz was insane..

I agree. Hardware advances are becoming more incremental, instead of gigantic leaps. This reduces the need to buy a new PC for specs alone.

 

[HavocXphere]

I agree. Hardware advances are becoming more incremental, instead of gigantic leaps. This reduces the need to buy a new PC for specs alone.

I don't think its the gains that are the issue. I think we've just reached a point where people have "enough" power to do their email and browsing lolcats.

i.e. Its gotten to a "good enough" stage and aside from gamers etc nobody is feeling the need to push the boundaries (or pay for doing so).

 

[2026]

I don't think its the gains that are the issue. I think we've just reached a point where people have "enough" power to do their email and browsing lolcats.

i.e. Its gotten to a "good enough" stage and aside from gamers etc nobody is feeling the need to push the boundaries (or pay for doing so).

Consoles have held the PC gaming market back for 7 years. Even now the consoles are already behind. Having said that, the new consoles are basically PC these days with a gaming os - and they are selling in the millions. You think they would count as pc sales.