{"id":1507,"date":"2025-01-15T21:15:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T21:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/2025\/01\/15\/2024-pc-shipments-surge-with-refresh-cycle-win10-end\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T21:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T21:15:14","slug":"2024-pc-shipments-surge-with-refresh-cycle-win10-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/2024-pc-shipments-surge-with-refresh-cycle-win10-end\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 PC Shipments Surge with Refresh Cycle, Win10 End"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n

Global PC Shipments Grow in 2024, Driven by Business Replacements and Microsoft’s End-of-Support for Windows 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shipments of personal computers increased in 2024, fueled by businesses replacing old hardware and Microsoft’s looming end-of-support for its Windows 10 operating system.<\/p>\n

Market Research Firms Provide Contrasting Forecasts<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to market research firm Canalys<\/a>, PC shipments rose 3.8% in 2024 to 255.5 million units from 246.3 million in 2023. IDC<\/a>, another research firm, pegged 2024 shipments higher \u2014 262.7 million \u2014 but it also had higher 2023 shipments \u2014 260.2 million, for a year-over-year increase of 1%.<\/p>\n

Canalys Analyst Kieren Jessop Discusses the Market Trend<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c2024 was a year of modest recovery and a return to traditional seasonality for the PC market as full-year shipments grew 3.8%,\u201d Canalys Analyst Kieren Jessop said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowth increased slightly in Q4, with shipments rising by 4.6% year on year, signaling a positive trend as we moved to within a year of the Windows 10 end-of-support date,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cHoliday season demand was supported by strong discounting by vendors and retailers, enticing consumers who have become increasingly price-sensitive,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Jessop noted that the use of buy now, pay later services supported that trend, with increasing examples of those offerings being leveraged to drive spending on big-ticket items, such as PCs.<\/p>\n

Government Subsidies in China Boost Notebook Sales<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he added that in China, government stimulus in the form of consumer subsidies helped to promote spending on notebooks amid a weakening demand environment.<\/p>\n

Strong Seasonal Sales<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThough the market has been experiencing a slower return to growth, there was some room for optimism in Q4 as government subsidies in China led to better than expected sales,\u201d said Eric Compton, director of technology equity research at Morningstar Research Services<\/a> in Chicago.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith special chips called NPUs [Neural Processing Units], they\u2019re great for tasks like AI, language processing, and predicting things,\u201d he told TechNewsWorld. \u201cBusinesses and people will want PCs that can use AI to make their work easier, more creative, and more automated.\u201d<\/p>\n

AI-Capable PCs to Gain Popularity<\/strong><\/p>\n

SmartTech Research in Las Vegas predicted that AI-capable PCs will become increasingly popular. \u201cWith special chips called NPUs [Neural Processing Units], they\u2019re great for tasks like AI, language processing, and predicting things,\u201d said Eric Compton.<\/p>\n

\u201cBusinesses and people will want PCs that can use AI to make their work easier, more creative, and more automated,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

AI PCs Projected to Account for 35% of Shipments by Q4 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

A forecast by TechNewsWorld showed that AI PCs are projected to account for 35% of shipments by Q4 2025. However, Eric Compton maintained that 2025 will be the same as 2024 in terms of fueling growth in PC shipments.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe continued PC refresh cycle and the need to replace machines purchased during the boom years of 2020 and 2021 will be the primary factors,\u201d he told TechNewsWorld.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf AI PCs can improve their functionality and generate some more unique demand, this could be a wildcard for additional demand,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n
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