WSJ Tech News Briefing · Thursday, July 9, 2026
Research firm IDC indicates that demand for personal computers may remain weak for the remainder of the year, with over half of surveyed partners reporting clients delaying hardware upgrades. Global PC shipments fell 3.6% in the second quarter, attributed to rising memory and storage costs that increased retail prices by 20-40%.
“And demand for PCs could be subdued for the rest of the year.”
“That's according to research firm IDC, which says more than half of surveyed corporate partners report that clients are delaying hardware upgrades.”
“It notes that global PC shipments declined 3.6% year-on-year in the second quarter as surging memory and storage costs pushed retail prices up by 20 to 40%.”