PC shipments to the United States cooled in Q2 2025, slipping 1.4% year‑on‑year to about 18.6 million units, even as the commercial sector expanded and vendors doubled down on marketing AI-capable PCs ahead of the Windows 10 end‑of‑support deadline.
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The broader story behind the soft...
US PC shipments cooled in Q2 2025 as channel inventories were worked through, but a steady commercial refresh — driven by the looming Windows 10 end‑of‑support and selective AI procurement — softened the blow and left OEM strategies, margins and channel execution in sharper focus.
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