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Topics about Microsoft » PC Sales To Suffer Sharp Decline - No Duh! — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:55:33 +0000

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By: Anthony Coons

Anthony Coons — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:16:01 +0000

All computer sales should expect a slow down. The average consumer repurchases a new computer about every 3 years. The economy is in a slump. No stimulus checks to Americans this year, so sales will drop. Many people dont mind buying a new computer, as long as Bush gave them extra $$$ to do so. Basic consumers wait till tax time, and spend some of that refund on technology, but not so this year. businesses dont know if they will survive this economy, much less spend $$$ on un-needed technology cost. Also with the big computer companies outsourcing the technical support side, Americans not real happy. Imagine you just spent your hard earned $$$ on a new PC, then have a issue, you call support, and can’t even understand them, not great support.

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By: David

David — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:18:07 +0000

*duh* is right. Apple has already seen declines in its computer sales last quarter (though PC sales in general were still up very slightly during the holidays), probably as a reflection of its still relatively higher price/performance ratio as against Windows/Linux computers. But I expect computer sales in general to be sluggish for a while–maybe a long while–in current economic conditions. Here at America’s Third World County Central, I don’t expect the economy to have a great impact on MY computer purchases–prepared for for this year for some time now–because they’re part of a long-term upgrade strategy, but many businesses will probably retrench and “make do” with what they have or seek less expensive alternatives (I’ve converted some few folks who could not afford upgrading older hardware but who needed better performance to Linux, for example).

We live in interesting times.

By: alias-hw

alias-hw — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:14:37 +0000

Sure sales will suffer, I’m not going to argue that.
What I am wondering about more is whether the estimated percentages are correct.

A lot of people, well some at least, would actually buy a computer because they know that in these times they can haggle.

Take myself as an example. My computer is not the newest and I kinda need a new one. Yet on the other hand, it’s good enough to last me some time yet. My problem is that I know that Windows 7 is around the corner and that I guess that the new i7 processor will become pretty much the standard for middle-class systems right around the same time.

I want to wait for those two to be pretty much the standard for middle class systems before I buy a new computer. But the problem is that I’m guessing that this will be about 1-2 years from now.

So what I decided to do is actually buy a cheaper system that is better than my current computer but nowhere near the computer I would buy if I could have my wish. And I fully intend to haggle and deal in that store until I reached the ‘take it or leave it’ point.

I see more people thinking like that.

So, yes, sales will drop. But my question is how far? I think the real problem for companies will actually be in the fact that people will shift to buying cheaper models.

In a way this is even worse for companies. Because now they still have to keep people employed to make those cheaper models, so they can’t fire people as much as they would like to. Yet at the same time they are earning a lot less because suddenly the cheapest products are sold the most and on top of that everybody that buys a cheaper product is asking, ‘and how much can you take off the sticker price’?

H.W.