PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023

October 7, 2026 · 10:47 am 5 sources

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• IDC: Worldwide PC shipments in Q3 fell 20 percent from last year
  Engadget · October 8, 2026 21:50
  "With macro conditions worsening, the risk is that the outlook for the next few quarters gets worse before it gets better."
• PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023
  Ars Technica · October 9, 2026 18:54
  "The current decline may be just the beginning of a new downward cycle."

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