According to The SHI Blog in January 2015: “Reports of the PC’s death have been greatly exaggerated,” said author Ed McNamara in his blog article. “Written off after a slow 2013, PCs fought back last year with sales growing 1 percent in the fourth quarter year over year.”
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier in 2015 also boosted hype for the previously downturned market: new advances in hardware such as hybrid laptop/tablets, curved screens, and ultra-thin laptops were showcased to a receptive audience. “Clearly PCs aren’t down for the count just yet,” wrote McNamara.
So what does this mean for the migration software market and those in the industry going forward this year?
IT Pros prefer PCs in 2015.
“Of the 99 percent of IT professionals whose organizations plan to replace at least one computer next year, 82 percent will replace existing desktops or laptops with another desktop or laptop,” said McNamara.
As the economy continues to improve, business professionals will begin updating their computer’s hardware and operating systems for the first time in years. These events will provide a considerable business and financial opportunity for software sales and IT services for professional users requiring a secure migration of their files, folders, user settings, and applications from PC to PC.
If you are a software reseller, consider joining the Laplink Partner Program and reselling PCmover Professional to IT pros ready to migrate and upgrade to Windows 10 this year.
