I’d bet this isn’t even a Windows thing, more like computers are unaffordable as home units and companies are letting their fleets age longer than usual trying to get out from under current RAM pricing.
I see the same in large enterprises. People are still using 5-6 year old machines (still fit for purpose).
I think the mass migration to linuxtopia accounts for maybe 2-3 of that 27%, but the bulk of it is just declining PC sales.
Higher AI adoption, slower job market, fewer new hires, less need for new leases, smaller orders from vendors. The boom of the 2010s is over, and AI isn’t going to fill that gap (literally just said it’s the cause of it).
I’d bet this isn’t even a Windows thing, more like computers are unaffordable as home units and companies are letting their fleets age longer than usual trying to get out from under current RAM pricing.
Yep, SMB’s are holding on longer. And a few enterprises where there’s tens of thousands of machines, could be enough to impact those sales figures.
I have friends in the SMB IT space and ALL their clients are delaying desktop/laptop upgrades.
I see the same in large enterprises. People are still using 5-6 year old machines (still fit for purpose).
I think the mass migration to linuxtopia accounts for maybe 2-3 of that 27%, but the bulk of it is just declining PC sales.
Higher AI adoption, slower job market, fewer new hires, less need for new leases, smaller orders from vendors. The boom of the 2010s is over, and AI isn’t going to fill that gap (literally just said it’s the cause of it).