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frahse · 01-10-2014, 12:44 PM

APK,

what really gets some folks is that "the times are changing" and perhaps in less than preferred direction for them personally.

From liliputing.com this morning:

Liliputing.com
"Reports: PC sales decline by 10% but Chromebooks climb 112%

01/10/2014 at 11:00 AM by Brad Linder 5 Comments

There’s good news and bad news for PC makers in the latest reports from research firms IDC, Gartner, and NPD. The bad news is that most reports suggest PC sales in 2013 were down about 10 percent from the previous year, with 4th quarter/holiday shipments down about 6 percent from 2013. The good news is that’s not quite as bad as some had predicted.

Another bit of good news? The growth of new product categories are helping to offset declining sales of traditional PCs.

For example, NPD reports that Chromebook sales are up 112 percent from a year earlier."

For myself, this is good news.

I am itching to pull the "buy trigger" on my new Chromebook, and it is not a price driven decision.

01-10-2014, 12:44 PM	#484
frahse occasional author Posts: 2,315 Karma: 2064403292 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Wandering God's glorious hills, valleys and plains. Device: A Franklin BI (before Internet) was the first. I still have it.	APK, what really gets some folks is that "the times are changing" and perhaps in less than preferred direction for them personally. From liliputing.com this morning: Liliputing.com "Reports: PC sales decline by 10% but Chromebooks climb 112% 01/10/2014 at 11:00 AM by Brad Linder 5 Comments There’s good news and bad news for PC makers in the latest reports from research firms IDC, Gartner, and NPD. The bad news is that most reports suggest PC sales in 2013 were down about 10 percent from the previous year, with 4th quarter/holiday shipments down about 6 percent from 2013. The good news is that’s not quite as bad as some had predicted. Another bit of good news? The growth of new product categories are helping to offset declining sales of traditional PCs. For example, NPD reports that Chromebook sales are up 112 percent from a year earlier." For myself, this is good news. I am itching to pull the "buy trigger" on my new Chromebook, and it is not a price driven decision.