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“As expected, 2026 will be characterized by market share shifts. The strength of every PC vendor’s supply chain and ability to access core components, such as memory, will be tested.”
While the holiday season typically drives stronger demand, the surge in late 2025 was further amplified by emerging memory shortages that led buyers and brands to secure inventory ahead of anticipated price increases in 2026.
While there’s much speculation about how and when this cycle may unwind, there’s so far no evidence of any slowdown taking hold, with the likelihood of the 2001 IT market crash occurring again low.
Artificial Intelligence / HP / Market Reports & Forecasts / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 4, 2025
The United States leads the global AI infrastructure market, accounting for 76 percent of total spending, followed by the People’ s Republic of China at 11.6 percent.
HP / IT Solutions & Services / Market Reports & Forecasts
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 3, 2025
AI infrastructure and devices drive demand…
Print and scan workflow automation are said to be top print-related priorities for IT decision makers.
Apple / HP / Lenovo / Market Reports & Forecasts / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 16, 2025
End of MS Windows 10 support and new AI PCs drive growth.
Artificial Intelligence / HP / Market Reports & Forecasts
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 28, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) PCs will represent 31 percent of the total PC market globally by the end of 2025, according......
HP / IT Solutions & Services / Market Reports & Forecasts
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 5, 2025
AI PC sales in Q2 generated nearly $2 billion in revenue, reflecting a significant shift in the product mix of personal computing devices.
U.S. market is starting to feel the pinch of import tariffs.
Canon / Epson / Featured Posts / HP / Market Reports & Forecasts
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 16, 2025
Of note was that refillable ink-tank models recorded their fourth consecutive quarter of global year-over-year growth.
IDC expects commercial demand for PCs to be healthy in 2025 as the Windows 11 migration continues steadily.
Despite some recent news headlines that many companies are requiring workers to work full time at the office and not......
Shipments of industrial printers declined by 1 percent in 2024 compared to 2023, according to the newest release from the......
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the global Hardcopy Peripherals (HCP) market experienced 3.1 percent year-over-year (YoY) growth…
Worldwide and U.S. PC shipments showed solid growth in the first quarter of 2024 , driven in part in the U.S. by a surge in shipments in anticipation of U.S. tariffs…
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