AI was supposed to sell PCs. Instead, PC shipments just crashed 20% as AI eats the world’s RAM, and Windows 11’s Copilot agents aren’t convincing buyers

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https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/10/11/ai-was-supposed-to-sell-pcs-instead-pc-shipments-just-crashed-20-as-ai-eats-the-worlds-ram-and-windows-11s-copilot-agents-arent-convincing-buyers/

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Some hardware manufacturers were certainly living in hope.

Remember computex. Whack the word AI on everything and cross your fingers.

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PC =/= hardware

AI is selling hardware just fine, its why theres a shortage