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Desktop PC Sales To Decline, Pushing Microsoft For A Tablet Hit | |
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| Time: 07:42 EST/12:42 GMT | News Source: Wall Street Journal | Posted By: Chris Hedlund | ||
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New figures from a market-research firm further indicate that the desktop computer is ceding ground to tablet computers, news that may put renewed pressure on Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) to improve its product line. On Tuesday, Forrester Research Inc. (FORR) predicted in a report that desktop-computer sales will decline to 18.2 million in 2015, down from 20.5 million units sold in 2010, while tablet sales will more than quadruple to 44 million in 2015, up from 10.3 million last year. By 2015, Forrester predicted, a third of all online consumers in U.S. will be using one of the thin, touchscreen-controlled computers known as tablets. | ||
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| #1 By 8556 (173.27.244.6) at 1/5/2011 10:21:07 AM |
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What's not stated: Are notebook computers also losing ground, considered "desktops" for purposes of the missive, or increasing in sales?
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| #2 By 1896 (68.153.171.248) at 1/5/2011 12:43:41 PM |
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Tablets, real ones, could and should replace laptops because they have added functionalities.
I do not foresee Tablets, Netbooks, Slates be able to replace my desktop and my two 22" monitors. |
| #3 By 9589 (66.83.26.2) at 1/5/2011 5:24:37 PM |
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I trade equities part-time and use two desktops with two 24" monitors each. At work, I have a dual monitor and desktop setup that makes work more efficient. In both situations, the computers have 1TB drives, 6GB of memory, and 1GB video cards. There are few laptops that would make viable substitues for this type of use.
Nevertheless, there was the same hue and cry about Microsoft crumbling in the face of the "onslught" of netbooks. Yet, as it turned out, 90+ percent of all netbooks sold are running Windows. My bet is that unlike the cell phone market, Microsoft will not easily cede tablets to Apple. Meanwhile, it will be interesting to see how much tablets steal sales from Apple desktop and laptops. |
| #4 By 143 (216.205.223.146) at 1/5/2011 5:37:23 PM |
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These new desktop machines have 4 or 6 core processors and most home users these systems will stay in service longer before a new one is bought. So, it's not surprising if sales numbers go down on that.
I have no plans on buying a tablet to drop. |
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