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PC sales see ‘renaissance’ while shortages continue
Reuters, OAKLAND, California
The world stocked up on laptop and desktop computers this year at a level not seen since the iPhone debuted in 2007, and manufacturers are still months away from fulfilling outstanding orders, hardware industry executives and analysts said.
Remote learning and working has upturned the computer market during the COVID-19 pandemic, zapping sales of smartphones while boosting interest in bigger devices, which had become afterthoughts to iPhones and Android devices over the past decade.
“The whole supply chain has been strained like never before,” said Gregg Prendergast, president of Pan-American operations at PC maker Acer Inc (宏碁).