AI ki demand ki wajah se memory aur storage ke price badhne ka dar, jise 'RAMaggedon 2026' ka naam diya ja raha hai, usne logon ko naye PC panic-buy karne par majboor kar diya. Counterpoint Research ke taza data se pata chalta hai ki duniya bhar mein PC shipments mein isi wajah se ek jump aayi hai.
Kya Kehta Hai Data?
Counterpoint Research ke mutabiq, saal 2026 ki pehli teen mahine (Q1) mein duniya bhar mein PC shipments pichle saal ki isi period ke muqable mein lagbhag 3.2 percent badh gaye. Is growth ki sabse badi wajah yeh thi ki customers ne memory aur storage ke retail level par price badhne se pehle hi apne naye computer kharid liye. Is period mein total 63.3 million units ki sales hui.
Kaunsi Companies Ne Fayda Uthaya?
Yeh panic-buying khaas taur par paanch high-end PC banane waali companies ke liye faydemand rahi: Lenovo, ASUS, Apple, HP, aur Dell. In paanch mein se Lenovo ka market share sabse zyada 26 percent hai, aur iski sales mein bhi badhotri aayi. ASUS, Apple, aur Dell ki sales bhi pichle saal se zyada rahin. Sirf HP hi aisi company thi jiski sales mein year-over-year growth nahi dikhayi di.
Windows 10 Ka Support Khatam Hona Bhi Ek Wajah
PC sales badhne ki ek aur wajah bhi Counterpoint ne batayi. Microsoft ne pichle saal Windows 10 ka support khatam kar diya tha, jiski wajah se kuch customers ko upgrade karne par majboor hona pada. Ye dono factors milkar — aane wali mehengaai ka dar aur purani operating system ka support khatam hona — logon ko naya PC lene ke liye convince karne mein kaamyaab rahe.
Hamaari Baat: Panic Buying Ek Short-Term Solution Hai
Seedha baat karein toh, yeh news dikhati hai ki aam consumer bhi ab technology ke trends ko samajhne laga hai. Logon ne suna ki AI ki wajah se DRAM aur NAND chips ki demand badhne wali hai, jisse prices badhenge, aur unhonne soch liya ki abhi sasta pad raha hai toh abhi kharid lo. Yeh ek smart financial move lag sakta hai. Lekin hamari nazar mein, yeh sirf ek short-term solution hai. Technology har 3-4 saal mein badal jaati hai. Aaj jo PC aap 'future-proof' samajh kar kharid rahe ho, woh 2028 tak purana lagne lagega. Haan, agar aapka purana PC bilkul kharab ho gaya tha ya Windows 10 se upgrade karna zaroori tha, toh yeh sahi time tha. Lekin sirf keemat badhne ke dar se kuch bhi kharid lena, long run mein hamesha wise decision nahi hota. Market ke hisaab se chalna achha hai, lekin apni actual zaroorat ke hisaab se bhi sochna chahiye.
Sources & References
- Global PC Shipments Data Q1 2026 — Counterpoint Research
