Jeremy
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PC sales see biggest decline in 20 years
The PC sales market has seen its worst drop ever in Q1 2013
The PC sales market has seen its worst drop ever in Q1 2013
PC sales see drastic decline in Q1 2013
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Mister 44
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One fellow in the comments said that it only reflects on PC sales from brand names like Dell, HP etc and that component sales and even shop-built rigs aren't counted. This seems very likely and that decline would then mostly probably be office type PCs.
I would, however, not be surprised to hear that component sales and custom builds also declined.
The reason for this would be the next gen consoles on the way, as Graal rightly mentioned above. Also, higher end components just seem to stay useful and usable longer than it used to 10 or 15 years ago. The improvements from one hardware generation to the next just doesn't seem to be that big anymore. Or is it just me?
I would, however, not be surprised to hear that component sales and custom builds also declined.
The reason for this would be the next gen consoles on the way, as Graal rightly mentioned above. Also, higher end components just seem to stay useful and usable longer than it used to 10 or 15 years ago. The improvements from one hardware generation to the next just doesn't seem to be that big anymore. Or is it just me?
Graal
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Totally agree with you. I've still got a dual-core PC that runs fine. The HD6870 that I won from Mygaming two years back doesn't seem like it's going to need to be replaced any time soon either. I think the days of upgrading your PC every two years are over. For the moment, at least.
Most likely attributed to Cloud based systems, and the major manufacturers not pushing out desktop units for corporations anymore. Hardly think there is a major decline, there would be impact from the younger generations i.e. generations post high end consoles as they would most likely not co PC over Console. But that's just speculation.
Lyt
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I blame the tablets and tablet phones. Nowadays tablets have almost everything a normal desktop PC has. So why on earth then should people rather buy those huge bulky desktop PCs while they can buy a 10" tablet and do exactly the same things on it. I mean , I'd rather watch youtube while relaxing in a toilet or on my bed than sitting in front of a PC. The casual user wants the most easy and comfortable solution, and that's just what the tablets offer.
HavocXphere
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Yeah I tend to agree. We are just seeing a stratification of consumers into more options (like Tablets). When tabs start to loose their appeal (I'm thinking when people realize they have to buy new ones rather than upgrade components) maybe the stats will look different.
Mister 44
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I agree with tablets playing a role in declining sales but I disagree about the tablets loosing their appeal because of unupgradability (if that is a word). PCs can be upgraded theoretically. In practice, this doesn't happen very often (except when a component dies). New chipsets and architectures are introduced so often these days, it also makes upgrading less of an issue, meaning that by the time one is ready to upgrade you will need a new mobo, cpu, gpu and maybe even new ram.
Lupus
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I don't agree with tablets being the cause, the price of a tablet is the same as a PC and a lot of people will look at it and go well I can still do office on my PC and other things a tablet can't. If pricing of tablets was a lot less than I'd agree. I recently got rid of my old PC was about 3 years old with some minor upgrades and it was still a beast, reason, my company gave me a laptop that is almost the equivalent and I'd rather use it over the desktop.