Windows 8 lead to decreased PC

He PC market suffered the biggest decline on record, with the delivery of the first quarter dropped 14% since the same time last year. This unprecedented decline in throwing a very pleasant light in the PC industry, which is hoping that Windows 8 will boost sales - but on the contrary, Microsoft's new OS is a major factor in the sharp decline in history.

These figures come from IDC, which has been tracking PC shipments since 1994. Shipments (not sales, which may be lower) than the PC in the first quarter of 2013 reached 76.3 million, down 13.9% from the first quarter of 2012. Gartner, which has a slightly different definition of "PC," set at a decline of 11%. Among individual PC makers, Lenovo is every OEM except delivery decreased. HP's PC department, which has been flagging for some time, suffered a huge drop of 24% compared to the same period last year.

The PC market has been steadily declining in recent years, but a decrease of 13.9% is really very unpredictable. IDC, which is usually pretty accurate, had predicted a drop of the 7.7%, which would also have to be one of the biggest drop in history - yet, somehow, the actual damage is almost doubled. If this decline continues, the PC market will all but die in the next few years. (. Look: Microsoft quietly kills off the desktop PC) Just so you have some idea of ​​how dramatic the PC market has been defeated by a smartphone, get this: Samsung alone sold in the region of 70 million smartphones in Q1 2013; nearly as many as the market PC all combined (76.3 million). All told, analysts expect more than a billion smartphones and tablets will be sold in 2013, PC, on the other hand, will be lucky if they divert 350 million.

The droop in the PC market also led to a large decline in the semiconductor market, with Intel, AMD, and other PC-oriented chip makers all take a hit. On the other hand, the mobile chip suppliers such as Samsung, Qualcomm, and Broadcom, are all experiencing large growth. Nvidia, which has successfully diversified into mobile chips, managed to grow by 6%. Intel, which is a large-scale enterprise and HPC space, down 2.7% - which is no doubt hoping to reverse this year, with the release of its new mobile Atom chips.

Is Windows 8 causes of decline? We will never know for sure, but given the vagueness of Microsoft when it comes to Windows 8 sales, poor sales of Windows 8 tablets like Surface, and continual disappointment about RT Windows, it is certainly fair to say that Windows 8 is a big factor reduction PC market. According to IDC, many companies choose to install Windows 7, not Windows 8 - and, in the consumer space, the absence of the Start button, and the need to switch between Desktop and Metro mode is turned off potential buyers.

There are other factors, though. The world economy, especially in developing countries, is still weak. There's simply no avoiding the fact that the PC is being squeezed by smartphones and tablets, as well: No matter how attractive Windows 8 is, people want a new smartphone or tablet - instead of a new laptop. (See: There's only one: Smartphones are the future of the PC.) Microsoft will get another chance with Windows 8.1 (Blue) to make Windows 8 more attractive on laptops and desktops, and thus increase sales of PCs - but unless he is willing to resign in mandatory Start screen and the mouse and keyboard hates welcome back the Start menu, which seems rather unlikely.