Sales Of PCs, Laptops, Tablets Continue to Fall, Hit Lowest Point Since 2011 (canalys.com)

According to the latest numbers provided by marketing research firm Canalys, the shipments of PC devices -- which includes desktops, notebooks, all-in-ones, two-in-ones, and tablets -- amounted to 101 million units in the first quarter of 2016. The number underscores a 13% decline from the same period a year ago, and it is also the lowest volume since the second quarter of 2011. Apple led the chart among PC OEMs, moving 14 million units (suffering 17% fall), followed by Chinese conglomerate Lenovo. HP assumed the third position, with Dell and Samsung closely following it. Tim Coulling, Canalys Senior Analyst said in a press statement: The global PC market had a bad start to 2016 and it is difficult to see any bright spots for vendors in the coming quarters. The tablet boom has faded in the distance and the market is fully mature. Global shipments declines are expected to continue unless vendors bring transformational innovation to the market. Apple and Microsoft are propping up shipments in established markets with their detachables, but price points make them less affordable in low-income countries. Although other vendors are coming to market with cheaper alternatives, they are unlikely to have a big impact on volumes in the short term. The number of people looking to buy their first PC is at an all-time low and 2016 is likely to bring yet more turmoil to global PC vendors.

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Re:Saddled with Windows 10

[CajunArson]

I preduct that MS is waging an all out war on linux+osx and will use all their pressure to increase the UEFI secure boot stuff and make it so that we can't disable it.

Yeah, that conspiracy fantasy sounded dumb 5 years ago when at least it was somewhat new. In the meantime, exactly none of that has happened and Microsoft is not only contributing to plenty of open source projects but is also porting MS SQL server to Linux and is working with Canonical to bring Linux usespace applications to Windows.

  I like how your late '90s X-Files wannabe conspiracy radar is completely blind to your pal Google, who with Android has produced a gigantic hardware ecosystem where it is basically impossible to install regular Linux on 99.99% of the devices that are actually available on the market. But yeah, go ahead with your stupid conspiracy theories about what Microsoft might do and give Google a free pass on what it has actually done and continues to do right now. After all, it's still 1998 right?