Sentence examples for demand for desktops from inspiring English sources

Benjamin Reitzes, a UBS analyst, said earlier that laptops will be a key market in 2007 PC sales because of a lag in demand for desktops.

According to Rau, AMD saw an increase in market share thanks to a pricing advantage over Intel and an increase in demand for desktops.

On the personal computer side, demand for desktop computers has slowed the most, but notebook demand has also weakened, company officials said.

Modest growth returned to the computer industry in the second quarter following a dip earlier this year, although consumer appetite for tablets continued to dampen demand for desktop and laptop PCs.

Mr. Daoud said the broader challenge for Acer and its competitors is that the demand for desktop computers has been sluggish in recent years and the products have increasingly become commodities.

The electricals specialists have not been the main beneficiaries of smartphone mania with many phones tied to network contracts, while collapse in demand for desktop computers has partly negated the tablets boom.

He said that with just a little bit of help from the economy, as well as increased demand for desktop replacement machines, Apple will perform well when the new computers based on the G5 chip begin selling.

Demand for desktop PCs may be declining in developed countries, yet developing countries are incredibly hungry for PCs, says Jim Lynch, Director of Green Tech at TechSoup Global.

The deal, announced late on Thursday, comes as PC makers are have been hurt by a slowdown in global demand for desktop computers.

Microsoft needs to ensure that its desktop-facing operating system manages to support the still-large demand for desktop-focused PCs well.

It says the change was made because of weak demand for desktop PCs and economic conditions in specific markets like Europe.