Windows 10 didn't stop PC sales from dropping this summer
- 9 years ago
Windows 10 may have breathed new life into your PC, but it didn't do anything to juice PC sales this summer.
Both Gartner and IDC estimate that computer sales dropped several points year-over-year in the third quarter, right when the new Windows arrived.
As the analyst firms explain, Microsoft's fast-tracked release left many PC makers shipping existing systems with Windows 10, which weren't going to drive demand as much as brand new models.
The big question is whether or not the wave of new Windows 10 PCs launching this fall will make a difference - if there's still a sharp decline, the industry is really in trouble.
it's too soon to say if Windows 10 will stop the bleeding, but the days of booming computer businesses appear to be long gone.
Both Gartner and IDC estimate that computer sales dropped several points year-over-year in the third quarter, right when the new Windows arrived.
As the analyst firms explain, Microsoft's fast-tracked release left many PC makers shipping existing systems with Windows 10, which weren't going to drive demand as much as brand new models.
The big question is whether or not the wave of new Windows 10 PCs launching this fall will make a difference - if there's still a sharp decline, the industry is really in trouble.
it's too soon to say if Windows 10 will stop the bleeding, but the days of booming computer businesses appear to be long gone.