PC Sales Are Flat-Lining

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Posted by timothy on Thursday July 12, 2012 @07:43AM from the more-like-personal-computer-is-changing-its-meaning dept.

DavidGilbert99 writes "Gartner has released figures showing that PC shipments globally declined 0.1 percent in the last three months, making it the seventh consecutive month of little-to-no growth in the PC market. This was despite the launch a number of new Ultrabooks, the much-vaunted slim-and-light platform promoted by Intel. The decline has been put down to the poor economic situation around the globe, increased spending on tablets and smartphones instead of PCs as well as the imminent launch of Windows 8, making people hold out on updating their PCs."

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Re:I think people just got smarter by locopuyo · 2012-07-12 08:00 · Score: 4, Funny

You do to watch on 9 monitors.

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Re:I don't know if they'll even go down by 140Mandak262Jamuna · 2012-07-12 08:24 · Score: 3, Funny

All my foes are spelling or grammar Nazis.
I am a splleing and grammer Nazi, yoo insesntvie clod!

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Re:Flat-Line by Tridus · 2012-07-12 09:19 · Score: 3, Funny

That's not how it's used. Flatlining in corporate speak is a flat line. Sales aren't growing.
What you're thinking of is a death spiral.

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Re:Flat-Line by Penguinisto · 2012-07-12 09:59 · Score: 3, Funny

I'll take that challenge: Lynx + RedHat 5.0.
It wont be gorgeous, but I could damned sure get there. :p

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Re:Flat-Line by drodal · 2012-07-12 10:01 · Score: 5, Funny

Sorry but this is silly. Comparing a computer to a fridge just is wrong. Lets try more obvious examples...... Why isn't a computer more like a table saw..... I turn on a table saw and all my wood gets cut! (fingers too if trying to use a table saw the most "users" use computers). Why isn't a computer more like an automobile, I don't need to get a license to use it. and cars, well you just turn em on and nobody dies of drunk driving accidents..... Why isn't a computer more like an Oxy-Acetylene Welding torch... just turn on the valve and wellll I'm getting dizy and tired...... Why isn't a computer more like skydiving... well Yes computers can and will a lot more auto configuring..... but lets not forget you don't just plug in 'anything' and it works.... Except a fridge..... I plugin my fridge and keep my pets in there, they auto configure............ Any thing can be bad when used wrong...
Re:Flat-Line by TheRaven64 · 2012-07-12 10:15 · Score: 4, Funny

A computer is not a toaster. It can't be
Clearly you never used a first-generation Athlon.

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