PC shipments fall about 20% as component costs curb demand

IDC estimates third-quarter PC shipments fell 20.1% from a year earlier, while Omdia estimates a 21.2% decline, Ars Technica reports. Analysts cite earlier stockpiling, higher component prices and weaker demand; AI-server memory demand has constrained consumer-device supply. Their estimates use different totals, and predictions of further declines remain forecasts.