{"id":4522,"date":"2013-05-19T05:54:27","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T13:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=4522"},"modified":"2023-01-08T09:21:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T17:21:49","slug":"business-english-news-23-the-end-of-the-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2013\/05\/19\/business-english-news-23-the-end-of-the-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"BEN 23 &#8211; The End of the PC?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4522-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN23-EndofPC.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN23-EndofPC.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN23-EndofPC.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/47320de24867997b88ce5cafc0284369-e1368971276907.jpg\" alt=\"BEN 23\" title=\"BEN 23 - PC Sales Decline\" width=\"590\" height=\"249\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/47320de24867997b88ce5cafc0284369-e1368971276907.jpg 590w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/47320de24867997b88ce5cafc0284369-e1368971276907-300x126.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Learn <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/vocabulary\/\" title=\"Business English Vocabulary\">Business English vocabulary<\/a> and collocations for describing trends and technology in this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-news\/\" title=\"Business English News by BEP\">Business English News<\/a> lesson on the recent decline in PC sales.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t long ago that many of us could count on a new computer every three years or so. With both hardware and software upgrades coming in leaps and bounds, consumers and businesses sought to replace obsolete machines for shiny new boxes. However, as Forbes explains, things have changed dramatically: &#8220;PC shipments are down 14% year-over-year despite the launch of Windows 8. While Microsoft and its fans might not want to admit it yet, Windows 8 is a flop. 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