Five Reasons Why PC Sales Are In The Crapper

There are several reasons why people are buying fewer PCs.  The biggest one I see is speed, as computers have gotten faster there is less need to actually upgrade.  So, unless you're a gamer or hardware enthusiast there is little need to upgrade your hardware.

Case in point, one of my network clients is still using old Dell machines with 3.0Ghz P4 processors.  Yes they are slow but for what they do they are plenty fast.  

Since the numbers have been released, technology experts and pundits have hypothesized about the causes of the ailing personal computer market. IDC, specifically, cited Windows 8, Microsoft's new computer and tablet operating system, as one of the main reasons people turned away from buying computers. 

Money is also a factor and when companies aren't making much they can't afford to be spending it on things like a PC upgrade

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