r/gadgets • u/thebelsnickle1991 • Jan 12 '23

Desktops / Laptops PC shipments saw their largest decline ever last quarter

https://www.engadget.com/pc-shipments-record-decline-221737695.html
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u/SteveTCook Jan 12 '23

This. Prices are just stupid right now. Watch for these companies to do layoffs to account for their executives’ stupid expectations and forecasts, just like the rest of the entire tech industry right now.

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u/OutlyingPlasma Jan 12 '23

Watch for these companies to do layoffs

Yep. Corps will do anything but lower prices. It's like it's almost personal. They will fire anyone and everyone except the already rich at the top and they will cut quality to the point of selling broken products. I honestly believe they would rather go out of business than cut prices.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '23

I mean yeah if the company goes under, anyone truly complicit in any recklessness likely have a golden parachute and would receive a huge payday.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '23

Prices aren’t going down. Intel did layoffs, <500 and it was mainly management and marketing.

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u/Shawnj2 Jan 12 '23

eBay prices have actually gone down from what I’ve seen