All roads no longer lead to Chrome

Stefan Mileschin · 4th February 2022, 07:22

Sales of Chromebooks fall

Users are picking Windows-based devices over those running Chrome, according to beancounters at IDC.

IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker saw a 63.6 per cent decline in Chromebook shipments, which the IDC defines as "shipments to distribution channels or end users, in the fourth quarter 2021 (4.8 million shipments) compared the same time last year (13.1 million shipments)."

In addition to market saturation, supply issues hurt Chromebook shipments, as the industry still struggles with a deficit of PC components, from CPUs to integrated circuits for Wi-Fi modules and power management.

IDC notes that, while sales of Chromebooks in the US and Europe have fallen off, demand is still growing in emerging markets. However, the global computer component shortage appears to have reversed the tides for Windows 11, as vendors focus on higher-priced hardware products.

https://fudzilla.com/news/pc-hardwar...lead-to-chrome

4th February 2022, 07:22	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,931	All roads no longer lead to Chrome Sales of Chromebooks fall Users are picking Windows-based devices over those running Chrome, according to beancounters at IDC. IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker saw a 63.6 per cent decline in Chromebook shipments, which the IDC defines as "shipments to distribution channels or end users, in the fourth quarter 2021 (4.8 million shipments) compared the same time last year (13.1 million shipments)." In addition to market saturation, supply issues hurt Chromebook shipments, as the industry still struggles with a deficit of PC components, from CPUs to integrated circuits for Wi-Fi modules and power management. IDC notes that, while sales of Chromebooks in the US and Europe have fallen off, demand is still growing in emerging markets. However, the global computer component shortage appears to have reversed the tides for Windows 11, as vendors focus on higher-priced hardware products. https://fudzilla.com/news/pc-hardwar...lead-to-chrome

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