The PC reports are in, is it really sunny days ahead?

This ain’t Peter Pan—wishing it won’t make it happen.

July 13, 2024

Jon Peddie

The three leading PC shipment counters, Canalys, Gartner, and IDC, report a 3% year-over-year growth in Q2’24. Despite this growth, PC shipments remain below pre-Covid levels, indicating no significant recovery. The industry remains unpredictable, with unit shipments around 60 million per quarter, down from 80 million a decade ago. Future market predictions should focus on semiconductor trends.The three leading PC shipment counters, Canalys, Gartner, and IDC, have published their findings with minor differences due to methodology—mostly what they include in their counting, and how good their contacts are with the various PC suppliers. As a group, they are reporting year-to-year

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