Optimism abounds

In a buoyant display of confidence, two of the largest technology vendors, Lenovo and Microsoft, have expressed optimism about their prospects for the coming year, driven by a combination of a Windows refresh and the emergence of more artificial intelligence (AI)-capable PCs.

Lasted longer than the guy who predicted their death

The PC was supposed to die 10 years ago and replaced by iPhones, but it’s just experienced its first big growth in a decade – while the bloke who made the prediction, Steve Jobs, has gone the way of all things organic.

Battle will go to consumers, who will decide market prices 

The total number of all-in-one PC shipments worldwide is expected to stabilize both in 2017 and 2018 after having declined for nearly three years in a row, according to the latest report from Digitimes Research.

But PC numbers still slide

The maker of chips and bits, Intel is doing better than the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street expected.

Or Godot

The PC market is holding its breath waiting for the release of Windows 10.

First double-digit drop in Asia

Holiday sales did not help

Dropped another ten per cent this year

Worst quarter since 2008