COVID-19 Increased Demand for Computers

The coronavirus, which was first seen in China last December and spread all over the world in a short time, not only affected our lives but also caused great damage to many sectors. However, for some sectors, coronavirus is like a pandemic. flash point happened.

One of these sectors was the computer industry. According to data released by Gartner, worldwide personal computer (PC) deliveries, has increased considerably with the spread of coronavirus. So much so that in the second quarter of 2020, worldwide 64.8 million PC delivery was made.

Will the increase continue in the future?

Even though computer manufacturers achieved such large sales amounts, they did not have any problems in replenishing their stocks. On the other hand also on laptops There was a serious increase in demand as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The biggest reason for the increase in demand was, of course, people working or studying from home.

Well, the increase in demand in the computer industry will increase at the same rate later in 2020. Can it be protected? Gartner research director Mikako Kitagawa gave her own answer to this question. Kitagawa believes that the increase in demand in the computer industry will will not continue He explained with these words:

“The PC supply chain was severely disrupted in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this increase in mobile PC demand will not continue beyond 2020. Because shipments increased mainly due to short-term business needs due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

According to the data announced to date, worldwide more than 12 million The coronavirus seen in humans had a positive impact on many sectors such as the computer industry. Video conferencing applications have gained value due to the virus; A significant amount of profit was also made in the gaming industry.