, Columnist
Don't Write Off the PC Just Yet
Opportunity remains at the high and low end.
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There's a glimmer of good news in the battered market for personal computers: The PC isn't dead yet.
I won't mince words. Overall, the personal computer industry is never going to rebound. PCs are still useful to many, but they're not the center of digital life anymore and users replace them infrequently. As a result, shipments of PCs from factories are on track to decline for the fifth consecutive year.