Ultrabook sales forecast slashed in half for 2012

PC's, just saying that word makes me miss my Mac. Like the smartphone industry and now the laptop industry Apple is grabbing a firm grip on the market and the others are struggling to make enough profit. PC's were the thing back in 2005, but now in 2012 Mac's are everywhere and they will continue to be on top for a very long time. A great example of the recent success of PC's would be our current CIS600 class, most of the students went to Quinnipiac University for their undergrad program and bought the university recommended laptop. Now 4 years later, if you look around the classroom the people with the PC's are the minority. This is something I am not surprised about, I have had several different PC's until I finally crossed over and got a Mac and I have to say I will never go back. This Mac computer was the greatest transaction I have ever made, and getting the last PC (as a freshman in college) was by far the worst. Fact of the matter is that PC's are no longer a thing of the now but are part of the past.

When it was revealed that Ultrabook sales were going to be cut in half was no surprise to me considering the competitors in the industry. "One year ago, skinny, sleek ultrabooks were being hailed as the great savior of the struggling PC business." If the Ultrabook was looked at as a possible savior to this injured industry than the recent news is something most PC fans really do not want to hear. "The research firm now expects about 10.3 million ultrabooks to ship worldwide in 2012. Earlier this year, its prediction was 22 million." Looking at these stats is something that is really disturbing for many reasons. First is that 11.7 million is a significantly material difference between forecasts, this leads me to believe that something catastrophic occurred that resulted in that large of a change.

The fact that the PC industry was one that was thriving in the early 2000's and even in the late 1990's just shows the strength of a company like Apple and how they are taking over all the major markets. A decline of 11.7 million is a significant change in forecasts which is quiet alarming.

 http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/01/technology/ultrabook-sales-forecast/index.html