Pandemic PC, Tablet Boom Likely 'Short Lived,' IDC Forecasts

Increased demand for PCs and tablets during lockdown likely is "short lived,” said IDC Thursday. “Financial hardship” from COVID-19 will send global PC shipments plummeting 12.4% this year to 360.9 million units, the researcher forecast: The supply chain has “mostly returned to normal,” with logistics “a major hurdle.”