WSJ Tech News Briefing · Friday, September 4, 2026
Despite a 16% decrease in unit sales, HP managed to achieve an 18% increase in PC revenue during the second quarter, a trend seen across the industry. This performance is attributed to the strategy of selling fewer PCs at higher prices, driven by AI-related memory chip shortages. Similar gains were reported by other major PC manufacturers.
“So far, PC makers have found that enough businesses and consumers are buying the pricier computers to lift overall sales, including at HP, Dell, and Lenovo.”
“HP's PC revenue grew 18% in the second quarter, despite a 16% drop in unit sales.”
“Similar gains were reported across the industry.”