Gartner: PC shipments will decline slightly, but stay strong for 2-3 years
(Windows Phone Central)

A new report from Gartner reveals a decline in Chromebook demand but a strong future for PCs. What you need to know Gartner reports that 88.4M PCs shipped last quarter (-5% YoY), with 339.8M for all of 2021 (+9.9% YoY). Demand for Google Chromebooks drove much of the quarterly decline. Annual PC shipment volumes are not expected to decline to pre-pandemic levels for at least 2-3 years. Post-pandemic, remote work, and `newly established ways of using PCs will remain regular practice.` Following the report from Canalys, Gartner is now confirming similar data regarding shipments of PCs from last quarter as well as the entire year of 2021, which did better than expected. Gartner claims 88.4 million PCs were shipped in Q4 2021, a 5% year-on-year (YoY) decline, and Canalys pegged the number slightly higher at 91 million. For all of 2021, Gartner`s report states 339.8 million PCs were shipped, which is very close to Canalys`s 341 million. Interestingly, Gartner suggests the reason ...