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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday July 06 2017, @08:19PM   Printer-friendly
from the ups-and-downs dept.

The PC market may have stabilized and could see its recent declines reverse:

The PC market is forecast to return to growth next year according to Gartner, as buyers come to the end of their evaluation periods for Windows 10.

Worldwide PC shipments are expected to hit 267 million units in 2018, a 1.9 per cent increase on 2017, when shipments are forecast to reach 262 million. By 2019, shipments are pegged to hit 272 million units.

This year's PC sales are however expected to fall yet again for the sixth consecutive year, with shipments dropping three per cent when compared with 2016.

[...] Elsewhere, smartphone shipments will also continue to grow at a healthy rate, the market watcher claims. Shipments are expected to grow 5 per cent year on year to nearly 1.6 billion units in 2017. Gartner claims that the market is experiencing a shift away from low-cost "utility" phones, towards higher-priced "basic" and "premium" smartphone devices.

PC components are becoming slightly more expensive at the same time.

Also at EE Times.


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  • (Score: 2) by gawdonblue on Thursday July 06 2017, @09:12PM (2 children)

    by gawdonblue (412) on Thursday July 06 2017, @09:12PM (#535876)

    Well if Gartner says it then there's a small chance that it might be true.

    Gartner are good at putting out headlines aimed at management drones and pulling "magic" evaluations out of their proverbial for the gullible IT buyer. Sadly, both types are successfully targeted where I work.

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  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Thursday July 06 2017, @09:26PM

    by kaszz (4211) on Thursday July 06 2017, @09:26PM (#535884) Journal

    I have a secret Gartner report that predicts that without raising the salary for gawdonblue with 2.1849 times the company will go bankrupt and the management will be sued for millions. It's very urgent to act. It's not really allowed to share this secret information but your local Cxx drones may get this one for free.

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  • (Score: 2) by RamiK on Thursday July 06 2017, @09:49PM

    by RamiK (1813) on Thursday July 06 2017, @09:49PM (#535895)