Intel shortages, weak-ass consumer spending, 'peak' Win10 refresh. No, global PC market didn't grow in Q1
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/11/intel_shortages_weakass_consumer_spending_peak_win10_refresh_no_the_pc_market_didnt_grow_in_q1/
The Intel CPU supply constraints came home to roost in calendar Q1 as global PC sales shrank: only the top three largest manufacturers reported any growth after they muscled to source as many chips as they could.
According to Gartner, shipments into channels – distributors and retailers – fell 4.6 per cent in the three months to 58.5 million units. Or, put another way, some 2.85 million fewer machines were funnelled into the supply chain than a year earlier.