Monday, June 06, 2016

Inside the Most Depressing Tech Show: Computex Faces Post PC Era - Bloomberg

A stark PC market dynamics reality check

"Global PC shipments dived almost 10 percent in the first quarter, to their lowest since 2007, extending a persistent decline that’s sapping growth at companies from Intel Corp. to Microsoft Corp. and Dell Inc. PC sales have fallen four straight years, forcing industry leaders like HP Inc. and Lenovo Group Ltd. to seek revenue elsewhere, for instance in smartphones and connected home devices.
While giants such as Intel and Nvidia Corp. talked up prospects in virtual reality and gaming and visitor numbers have grown, that optimism wasn’t shared by many of the smaller exhibitors at Computex."
Inside the Most Depressing Tech Show: Computex Faces Post PC Era - Bloomberg

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