According to many sources, including an article in last week’s Wall Street Journal, sales of personal computers, both desktops and laptops, fell nearly 14% during the first quarter of this year. Hardest hit by declining sales were Microsoft and Hewlett Packard. This is the fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year declines in shipments for personal computers, Here are some of the reasons for the decline:
1. Consumers are migrating towards tablets which is having an impact on the sales of smaller laptops.
2. In this tight economy, consumers are holding on to their equipment longer.
3. The introduction of Microsoft’s Windows 8, which consumers have found confusing, has been a disappointment.
4. The new mobile world has resulted in consumers spending money on smartphones (Apple’s iPhones, Google’s Android, Rim’s Blackberry) and tablet’s (Apple’s iPad, etc.)
Gartner, a leading research firm, reports that “Traditional PC Market Predicted to Decline 7.6 Percent as Change in Consumers’ Behavior Drives Transition to Tablets and Ultramobiles”.
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