pc shipments

The holiday quarter of 2025 delivered a shock to pundits and procurement teams alike: global PC shipments surged as the Windows 10 end‑of‑support deadline collided with tariff fears and an accelerating vendor push for AI‑capable PCs, producing a late‑year spike that is already reshaping vendor...

CPU shipments and PC sell‑in climbed sharply in Q3 2025 as a deadline-driven refresh — not normal seasonality — became the dominant market force: Jon Peddie Research (JPR) reports client CPU shipments rose 2.2% quarter‑on‑quarter while server CPU shipments jumped roughly 13–14% year‑on‑year, and...

Windows 10’s rapid adoption did not translate into an immediate rebound in hardware demand: industry trackers reported continued year‑over‑year declines in third‑quarter PC shipments even as Microsoft’s new OS crossed the 100‑million‑device mark, illustrating a more complex...

Microsoft’s formal end of mainstream support for Windows 10 and a concentrated Q3 refresh cycle have done more than move numbers on a ledger — they have reshaped buyer behavior across the PC market, producing a measurable uplift in shipments and a clear short‑term win for Apple’s Mac lineup as a...

Microsoft’s decision to pull the security plug on Windows 10 has done more than force millions to choose how — and when — to upgrade; it has also reshuffled the PC market, creating a calendar‑driven replacement wave that is materially boosting shipments across the industry and, surprisingly to...

Counterpoint Research’s latest preliminary read on Q3 2025 shows a clear, calendar‑driven bump in the global PC market — an 8.1% year‑on‑year rise in shipments — and names Lenovo, ASUS and Apple among the biggest beneficiaries as enterprises, schools and many consumers moved to replace Windows...

The PC market’s summer rebound was no accident: a hard October cutoff for Windows 10 support, strategic inventory moves around shifting U.S. tariff policy, and a nascent push toward on‑device AI combined to deliver a measurable jump in global shipments — and analysts say this is only the opening...

Global PC shipments climbed in the third quarter of 2025 as a wave of Windows 10 end‑of‑support (EoS) refreshes intersected with vendor pushes for AI‑capable hardware, producing an uneasy mix of strong enterprise buying, muted consumer sales and notable regional divergence. Background / Overview...

Global PC shipments climbed sharply in the third quarter of 2025 as a calendar-driven Windows 10 end-of-support (EoS) wave collided with vendor-led pushes for AI-capable hardware, producing a quarter where enterprise and education procurement masked softer consumer demand. Gartner’s preliminary...

PC shipments climbed again in the third quarter of 2025 — but the recovery is uneven: global volumes reached roughly 75.8 million units, up about 9.4% year‑on‑year, while regional patterns, tariff shocks, education refresh cycles and a halting enterprise migration to Windows 11 have combined to...

Windows 10 will stop receiving free security fixes on October 14, 2025 — and if your PC can’t take the free Windows 11 upgrade, you have five realistic paths forward: enroll in Extended Security Updates (ESU), buy or rent a new Windows 11 PC (including cloud PCs), perform an unsupported upgrade...

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. Background The...

The global PC landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, anchored by Microsoft’s proactive Windows 11 transition and the company’s renewed push toward enterprise modernization. After years of incremental change and a sometimes sluggish migration, the momentum behind Windows 11 has now...

Microsoft's strategic transition from Windows 10 to Windows 11 has significantly influenced the global PC market, particularly in the enterprise sector. As the end-of-support date for Windows 10 approaches in October 2025, businesses are accelerating their adoption of Windows 11, leading to a...

The global PC industry finds itself at a crossroads as Q2 2025 statistics reveal a surprising surge in shipments—a sharp contrast to the broader narrative of stalled consumer spending and economic caution. At first glance, the numbers present a picture of strength. According to recent data from...

Microsoft’s Windows operating system continues to be the undisputed leader in personal computing, a fact the company is eager to remind both the press and its legions of users. Official declarations about numbers of active Windows devices surface periodically, usually as part of broad product...

In an unexpected turn for the PC hardware market, the latest enterprise migration trend to Windows 11 is seeing a remarkable surge in desktop shipments, fundamentally challenging the longstanding dominance of notebook computers in enterprise purchasing decisions. For businesses, the primary...

The global PC market, once battered by pandemic hangovers and persistent economic headwinds, is now on track for an unexpected rebound in 2025, according to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) most recent forecast. IDC now projects that worldwide PC shipments will reach 274 million units in...

PCs, it turns out, are back in fashion. Forget bell-bottom jeans, vinyl records, or even yesterday’s Wordle streak — in the first quarter of 2025, it’s desktop towers and laptops that are crashing through the charts, with PC shipments climbing a robust 6.7% year-over-year. Hardware vendors from...

Windows 11’s role in driving market momentum was on full display in the first quarter of 2025 as global PC shipments climbed to 59 million units—a 4.8% increase over last year. Behind these numbers lurks a blend of strategic moves by vendors and rapidly evolving user demands that have helped...