PC Market Could Return To Growth in 2019 (betanews.com)

Posted by msmash on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @02:00AM from the depends-on-how-define-things dept.

IDC's latest Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker offers new insight as to why the firm believes the PC market is set for a growth period a few years from now. From a report: Detachable tablets such as Microsoft's Surface line and Apple's iPad Pro will lead the growth as consumers have turned away from laptops in favor of these more versatile computing devices. Last year, 21.5 million of these devices were shipped and the number of units sold could reach as high as 45.9 million in 2021. Notebook computers and mobile workstations are another category that will see continued growth with shipments rising from 156.8 million units in 2016 to 163.7 million by the year 2021. Desktop computers are still decreasing in popularity and that trend is likely to continue with their sales predicted to decrease by 15 million a year leading up to 2021.

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Orrrr... by CODiNE · 2017-05-30 02:08 · Score: 3, Interesting

With actual improvements in recent desktop CPUs people might see a reason to upgrade again.

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Re:You must be kidding by tepples · 2017-05-30 02:42 · Score: 3, Interesting

This assumes that Windows 10 S will take off outside the K-12 (primary and secondary) education market. But Windows 10 S can't run Visual Studio or other compilers. (See subheading "Your app generates code" in "Prepare to package an app (Desktop Bridge)".) Without the ability to complete AP Computer Science homework, what makes you think Windows 10 S will take off even in secondary education?