- Bureau shipments to companies increased by 22%, representing 17% of corporate PC sales, report complaints
- Consumers overall are less eager to upgrade, with only a 9% increase
- The market could slow down or even contract next year
With the end of the official end of life of Windows 10 in a few months, companies accelerate their purchase of new devices in anticipation to stimulate support not only for Windows 11, but also for future OSS.
The latest figures in the analyst analyst in the context (via The register) Illustrate a 22% increase on the other of office shipments to corporate customers in April and May 2025, widely trained by refreshing cycles and the imminent end of the management of Windows 10.
Interestingly, he found that companies have bought many more offices than portable devices, which is linked to industry trends in the technological sector of generalized returns to the office.
PC shipments are increasing as Windows 10 end of life
“Their share of the total PC income at the start of the second quarter reached almost 17%, the highest level of the two -year reference period in the context,” said the main analyst of the context Marie Christine Pygott.
“This reflects both a refresh cycle long expected in commercial environments and the typical demand for demand before the main delays in the operating system.”
Trends largely reflect the similar changes observed by canalys, another company that is trying with the shipment of surveillance devices, among other measures.
In the first four months of 2025, global PC shipments increased by 9% on average, with office computers up 8% against 10% for laptops. However, these measures explain all PC shipments – not just corporate customers.
The main analyst Ishan DUTT explained that Microsoft’s decision to withdraw Windows 10 is not the only factor of influence on the increase in sales – the current commercial prices induced by war and generalized economic uncertainty have seen customers and suppliers aim to acquire new technologies before the price increase.
“This preventive strategy has enabled manufacturers and the channel to compete before the increases in potential costs, increasing sales shipments despite the demand for the endlessly stable end user,” added DUTT.
Windows 10 had remained very popular for months, many customers satisfied with their existing equipment and other limited upgrade due to license software and restrictions. The adoption of Windows 11 (43%) has still not exceeded the number of Windows 10 installations (53%), but the gap has considerably concluded in the space of a year (via Statcounter).
However, in advance, IDC predicts the contraction on the global PC market due to the stabilization caused by the generalized migration of Windows 11.
“The expectations of worsening macroeconomic conditions around the world and in the United States characterized by prices upwards and the degradation of consumer feeling,” added IDC Worldwide PC Trackers VP, vice-president Jean Bouchard.
