Shipments of PC hardware suffer worst decline on record - Report

Being simplistic is insulting now? I live rather simplistic and like the lack of stupidity it comes from trying to prove one's worth with some moron whom is ruining their lives keeping up with the jones. Is there anyway to communicate with you without it requiring a hankie? Think however you like of me. It won't matter a whit if previous response is any indication.

Oh and all they really did was ad a funky start menu and rearranged where everything is which was just silly means to make it look different then 7. It's PC friendly just not casual user friendly.

Well sadly with more people buying tablets because they feel they don't need a PC this kind of stuff is bound to happen, although a tablet will never replace a PC. Also the people who are replaces their PC's with tablets are buying ipads or androids. With many apps lacking on windows 8 that is seriously hurting it. That is why I stayed with Android instead of switching to a windows 8 phone and tablet like I wanted to.

#dealwithit

I have Windows 7 on my almost two-year-old laptop and a backlog so big that I have no problem waiting until Windows 9 gets out.

It's funny that people who aren't Windows 8 hating internet nerds also show their dislike of it.

Maybe Windows 9 will be Kinect only . MS word and excel (Kinect only) will be a huge thing probably.

Where's Apple in this chart?

I like W8. The best about it is how extremely faster it boots up than previous windows.

Removing the Start button was crazy. I got use to it on my work PC, but at first it was extremely annoying. -Huge turn off for casual users.

praise M$

Nah. Not Windows 8. It's just that people simply buy more phoens and tablets instead.

There is nothing wrong with Windows 8, I guess it's just that people don't like change, even though 8 isn't that much different from 7. The only thing drastically different is the live tiles which does actually provide a good amount of info without me having to even open any apps. I don't understand why people knock it so much, at first I wasn't sure but I've now been using it for the last 4-5 months and i have no issues.

I like my windows 7, and I don't want a giant smart-phone instead of a monitor.

Now we have to relearn how to use windows and pay extra to do so.

I think it has a lot to do with people realizing how easy it is to build your own PC. Why would anyone want to pay hundreds of extra dollars for something they could do themselves?

The Windows 8 user interface is like an auto manufacturer putting out a car with twin joysticks instead of a steering wheel. It's a change that is totally unnecessary and something that nobody outside of MSFT offices wanted in the first place. Protip to Microsoft: consumers don't care about your "Synergy" plans or your corporate strategy. They just want a computer that works and is easy to use. Windows 7 was just fine and XP was even better. You fixed what wasn't broken real good Microsoft.

Enjoy your market crash.

Just for jokes, Adam Orth would've just told PC Vendors to "Deal With It".

I'm just going to say that I can run any video on Windows 8, which I cannot say about my tablet. I get regular HULU, access to Amazon services, advanced software, access to Sunj Java, ect. Tablets are good, but they cannot perform like an OS. I personally can't wait to get a Windows tablet to go with my Android tablet, but that won't happen until my computer goes up. BTW, if you are crying about the lack of a start button, download the damn start button app and shut up.

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Between always online xbox and win 8 m$ may just self destruct. :( I will not be happy to see that but when a company actively ignores customers that's what happens.

It was about two years ago at this time when there was surge in PC orders mainly from businesses and government agencies to replace aging models. A drop isnt a surprise and its actually common to have a dip in sales because most of the ones purchasing new systems wouldnt be replacing them for at least four years Businesses and government agencies buying new computers recently would still get them included with windows 7 and all of the major PC manufactures will still have an option available to not get systems with windows 8.

No purpose to Win 8.

Valve is the one that will take PCs further.

The rumors you've heard are true: Windows 8 sucks all-around. It's a terrible desktop PC operating system, and an only slightly less terrible tablet OS.

LOL Can't say I'm shocked after all the bad things I've heard about it.

Windows 8 is absolutely horrible.

Articles title is a little erroneous, prebuilt pc systems are taking a hit as are windows OS sales. That doesn't mean there is a decline in hardware sales, perhaps more people are building their own systems now. For instance, while Nvidia gpu sales took a dive at the start of the year, sales are back up and haven't been this high since the first quarter of 2011.

C64 lives

IMO Just don't force people to have Win 8 on their PCs. I've been holding back on buying an ultrabook of some sort, but all the good ones runs windows 8, which is a bummer.

Certainly some of this is due to tablets and smartphones, but not all. Hardware is less expensive and more reliable than ever. I have two computers at home, average age 4 years and I don't plan on upgrading unless one dies completely. No win8 for me. I'd rather buy a tablet and have access to both a PC and a tablet. It will be interesting to see what happens long term, but I think PC sales will settle at a lower steadier level. After all, I'm an accountant and can't do my work effectively on a tablet, there is still room for the humble PC but it has to share the market with all these other kinds of computing devices (and that's better for the consumer IMHO)

The purpose of Win8 is to make the next generation even more ignorant about computers. They remove easy access to files, programs and system settings and force apps on people by not making things like Netflix work properly in browsers.

It's one thing to try and encourage touch-screen and cross-platform use, but they are taking a hard-line approach toward forcing mobile as the default. They abandoned selling to businesses just as XP is expiring, when they could have made millions of more sales...

Using windows 8 on a desktop is like using an intergrated graphics chip to play Crysis at ULTRA. You can see the relation there but it will never work.

Also i find it funny people are paying for DOWNGRADES to windows 7. I still say 7 is the best windows so far.

People don't need to buy a new PC every three years anymore. This mentality is bad for the environment anyway.

As I said a long time ago before , "**** Windows 8"

People don't want a retarded neon window shop of full screen widgets on their computer.

Windows 8 is ridiculous. I sit at a desk when I use my PC. I have a 27 inch monitor, a G19 Logitech keyboard and a G700 Logitech mouse. I'm not looking to buy a touchscreen monitor, and Windows 8 "forces" you to do just that, with its mosaic-like UI and lack of full desktop functionality (start button?). Thanks, but I like my Windows 7.

I happened to have just built a new PC, and could have put any OS I wanted on it, chose Windows 8. Sure, it takes a bit to get used to the new stuff, like not being able to access the control panel from the start menu, but it's not that big of a deal and it's faster than 7.

-- whoda thunk a clunky pc version of an ipad that costs 2-4 times as much would fail?

Stop trying to be like Apple.

does this data only track branded PCs? I personally would never buy a branded PC. I always build them from scratch.