Worst PC Sales Drop In History

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BasilZero said:
Arent more people building their own PCs rather than buying pre-built ones by Dell, HP, etc?

I'd like to see those numbers aswell.  With Windows 8 shipping on all new PC's people (like myself) are going to build our on computers & purchase a discount copy of Windows 7 or even switch to Ubuntu.

The low sales are a result of

1-Bad economy.  (it can be cheeper to build your own computer rather then buying a pre-built Dell)

2-Dissatisfaction with Windows 8. (People were happy with Windows 7 & don't want to buy a computer with the wrong OS, ie 8)

3-Competition from the tablet market. (For people who only do web & facebook, a $200 Nexus tablet may fit the bill)