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The International Data Corporation has revealed that worldwide shipments of desktops and laptops have fallen by as much as 10.3 percent this year as analysts predict that stable sales will only happen at the end of 2016.
Companies which create PCs hoped that Microsoft's Windows 10 would entice consumers to acquire new desktops and laptops.
However, the fact that Windows 10 could be downloaded for free meant that there was no immediate reason replace the hardware, according to Fortune. Thus, the software updates might be enough for the average user.
Despite the alarming decrease in global sales, IDC research Vice President Loren Loverde noted that some consumers might actually use the free Windows 10 update to understand the operating system before buying a new desktop, especially if the current hardware does not support the useful touchscreen capabilities offered by Windows 10.
Moreover, the preference of people to buy tablets and smartphones instead of PCs does not mean that consumers have gotten rid of desktops and laptops. Loverde remarked that users are simply trying to see how long the PCs survive before a new gadget is needed.
Once the security updates end for Windows 7 in 2020, both consumers and the enterprise sector would have to buy new hardware and operating systems that should definitely raise PC sales globally.
In addition, the IDC thinks that the development of complex laptops that are distinct from tablets with detachable keyboards would help alleviate the problem in sales.
Eventually, IDC analysts said that global PC sales would only decrease by 3.1% by the end of 2016 as the sales start to stabilize, which would mean that about 268 million desktops and laptops would be acquired by consumers.
In other news, Josy Mayfield noted that Microsoft has been steadily giving updates to PC owners that enable Windows 10 to be automatically downloaded, according to PCWorld.
Some people do not want to have the free Windows 10 update, and the reports received by Mayfield about PCs automatically allowing the download has caused considerable concern.
Likewise, Mayfield has already released the GWX Control Panel 1.6 to block Microsoft's aggressive upgrade strategy.
