r/business • u/ControlCAD • 3d ago

PC Q3 2026 shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023: “The current decline may be just the beginning of a new downward cycle.”

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/10/pc-shipments-fall-20-1-percent-in-sharpest-decline-since-q1-2023/
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u/schrodingers_gat 3d ago

"I don't understand why no one is buying our stuff. The MBAs told us we could keep raising prices and people would just keep paying"

- Every single company these days

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u/Safrel 3d ago

Well yeah; They priced out hundreds of thousands of people in the name of AI.

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u/Trash-Panda321 3d ago

PC technology has peaked....even a 12 year old PC can handle most common tasks

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u/BradBradley1 3d ago

Experts report that the new downward cycle is being referred to as the “everyone is fucking poor” effect

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u/Bdowns_770 3d ago

Laying off everyone means fewer laptops needed.

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u/neck_iso 3d ago

Spending in dollars is probably flat.

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u/Fast_Grapefruit_7946 2d ago

Under 30 has no use for them

just phones please