U.S. PC shipments drop 7%, market isn't expected to bounce back until 2029 — price hikes and component shortages take hold as PC market declines, Omdia report suggests
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The budget sector is being squeezed the most, helping Dell emerge as the top PC vendor.
  • mrmaplebar@fedia.io
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    23 hours ago

    I’m surprised the drop is not a lot bigger… Who in their right mind would buy a PC right now unless they had absolutely no choice?

    What’ll get really bad is when the hardware OEMs become insolvent due to high prices killing consumer demand for their products, and then we are left with few to no options for PC parts.

    If nothing else, this could spell the end of the modular ATX/ITX PC.

    • EnsignWashout@startrek.websiteEnglish
      1·
      2 hours ago

      What’ll get really bad is when the hardware OEMs become insolvent due to high prices killing consumer demand for their products, and then we are left with few to no options for PC parts.

      They’re certainly on their way. The Raspberry Pi foundation, and many clones give me hope for a future for personal “hobby” computing, at least.

    • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      22 hours ago

      Most consumers don’t research purchases a ton, much less have any idea what’s going on in the hardware market. They wander around Best Buy or the first two pages of Amazon search, and buy.

      And then you have businesses who are just gonna procure stuff they have to have anyway.

      …I would have liked to see data more split by segment and form factor, though.