Half a Billion PCs To Ship In 2013, As Desktops and Laptops Dip But Tablets Grow 223
An anonymous reader writes "The PC market (desktops, notebooks, and tablets) is expected to see almost half a billion units ship this year, 493.1 million to be exact, representing 7 percent year-on-year growth. Unsurprisingly, the key driver behind this growth will be tablets, accounting for 37 percent of the overall market and seeing 59 percent growth to 182.5 million units. The latest estimates come from Canalys, an independent analyst firm. Nevertheless, it's worth emphasizing that these are estimates, though they do line up with what the broader industry is seeing: desktops are down, laptops are down, but tablets are up."
Re:"Microsoft will continue to innovate" (Score:5, Funny)
faily innovative
Sounds about right.
Re:Hooray for the PC market! (Score:4, Funny)
traditional platters.
Mmm!
Re:Geek Savior (Score:4, Funny)
Millions of geeks saddled with supporting family and friends who have no business getting near a general purpose computer, celebrate the advent of tablets for browsing/email/casual gaming.
WTF, mods? This should be modded insightful, not funny.
I'm convinced one of the reasons tablets have gained so much popularity so quickly is not necessarily because of the touch screen and lack of a keyboard, but the OS and apps are so much easier for mere mortals. Windows, OS X, and Linux PCs are ridiculously complicated to maintain.
Re:Hooray for the PC market! (Score:5, Funny)
I like my tower PC. I can put my feet up on it while I'm browsing and the PSU keeps my feet warm. Can't do that with a tablet.