Gartner says Chromebooks take biggest hit as PC sales plunge
With a perfect storm of economic upheaval, war in Ukraine and supply chain difficulties, Gartner is predicting that worldwide PC sales could drop...
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Microsoft takes on Chromebooks with school-focused $250 laptops and Windows 11 SE
Microsoft is making its play for the new shape of classrooms with a pared-down version of Windows 11 and a set of inexpensive laptops from the...
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Chromebook sales fall hard in Q3 as education market becomes saturated
Canalys reported today that worldwide PC sales fell 2% in the third quarter, but perhaps the most startling data point in the latest PC market survey...
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Chromebook shipments grew 275% in Q1
New numbers from research firm Canalys point to continued growth for PCs in 2020/21, as the pandemic has forced many to rethink how — and where...
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Chromebooks had a banner 2020
2020 was a weird year by any measure. Certainly it was a wild ride for those in the consumer electronics category. Take smartphones — first...
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Another banner quarter as Chromebook shipments grow 75% YOY
Last quarter, Chromebooks saw 275% year-over-year growth up to 12 million units. The figure isn’t quite as unwieldy for Q2, but a 75%...
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Could Cloud PCs be Microsoft’s gateway to Chromebook-like hardware?
When Microsoft announced this morning that it was releasing a cloud PC service called Windows 365, it got me thinking. While Windows 365 is about...
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US PC shipments soar 73% in the first quarter as Apple falls from top spot
With increased demand from the pandemic, Canalys reports that U.S. PC shipments were up 73% over the same period last year. That added up to a total...
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