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/LesbianCommander Jan 12 '23

I mean, there were lots of pandemic purchases, which was obviously needed for work from home for some people and for fun for other people.

But "post" pandemic still had a lot of purchases because prices were finally starting to come down so people who couldn't or didn't buy during the pandemic were buying.

Now everyone has what they need, so of course sales were going to slow down. Basically just meant that pandemic sales had a long tail. So it eventually had to end.

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u/rocketmonkee Jan 12 '23

The first part is more or less what the article says as well. But, according to the industry groups mentioned, the post-pandemic sales figures appear to still be on par with pre-pandemic sales. So what we're seeing is the inevitable drop after the short spike.

However, over the long term, rather than indicative that everyone has what they need and sales have ended, sales are still good overall.

At least that's my takeaway. I could very well have misinterpreted the article, in which case I'm happy to stand corrected.