U-Michal Ždanský Saqala ukuzwa ngegama elithi Post-PC ku-Steve Jobs ngo-2007, lapho echaza izisetshenziswa ezifana nama-iPod nezinye izidlali zomculo njengamadivayisi angasebenzi ngezinhloso ezijwayelekile, kodwa agxile emisebenzini ethile efana nokudlala umculo. Uphinde wathi sizobona inqwaba yale mishini esikhathini esizayo esiseduze. Lokhu bekungaphambi kokwethulwa kwe-iPhone. Ngo-2011, lapho ethula i-iCloud, waphinda wadlala inothi le-Post-PC kumongo wefu, okufanele lithathe indawo "yehabhu" i-PC ehlala imele. Kamuva, ngisho no-Tim Cook wabiza lesi sikhathi ngokuthi inkathi ye-Post-PC, lapho amakhompiyutha eyeka ukusebenza njengezinsika zezimpilo zethu zedijithali futhi athathelwa indawo amadivayisi anjengama-smartphone namathebulethi.
Futhi laliningi iqiniso kulawo mazwi. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, inkampani yomhlaziyi i-IDC ikhiphe umbiko mayelana nokuthengiswa kwe-PC yomhlaba wonke ngekota yokugcina, okuqinisekisile ukuthambekela kwe-Post-PC - ukuthengiswa kwe-PC kwehle ngamaphesenti angaphansi kwe-14 futhi kwaqopha ukwehla konyaka ngonyaka ngamaphesenti angu-18,9, okucishe kuphindeke kabili uma kuqhathaniswa nokulindelwe ngabahlaziyi. Ukukhula kokugcina kwemakethe yamakhompiyutha kwabhalwa ngonyaka odlule engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2012, kusukela ngaleso sikhathi bekulokhu kwehla njalo amakota amane ngokulandelana.
I-IDC ikhiphe izilinganiso zokuthengisa zokuqala, lapho i-HP ne-Lenovo zihola phambili ngama-PC acishe abe izigidi eziyi-12 athengisiwe kanye nesabelo esilinganiselwa ku-15,5%. Ngenkathi uLenovo egcine izinombolo ezifanayo kusukela ngonyaka odlule, i-HP ibone ukwehla okubukhali okungaphansi kwekota. I-ACER yesine ibone ukwehla okukhulu nakakhulu ngokulahlekelwa ngamaphesenti angaphezu kwama-31, kuyilapho ukuthengiswa kwe-Dell yesithathu kwehle "kuphela" ngaphansi kwamaphesenti angu-11. Ngisho nasendaweni yesihlanu, i-ASUS ayenzi kahle kakhulu: engxenyeni yokugcina, ithengise amakhompyutha ayizigidi ezingu-4 kuphela, okuyi-36% yokwehla uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule.
Ngenkathi i-Apple ingazange ikleliswe phakathi kwabahlanu abaphambili ekuthengisweni komhlaba wonke, imakethe yaseMelika ibukeka yehluke kakhulu. Ngokusho kwe-IDC, i-Apple ithengise amakhompyutha angaphansi nje kwezigidi ezingu-1,42, ngenxa yalokho yathatha amaphesenti ayishumi ukuluma uphaya futhi yanele indawo yesithathu ngemuva kuka-HP noDell, kodwa abanakho ukuhola okukhulu ku-Apple njengasemhlabeni jikelele. emakethe, bheka itafula. Kodwa-ke, i-Apple yehle ngamaphesenti angama-7,5, okungenani ngokusho kwedatha ye-IDC. Ngokuphambene nalokho, inkampani eyimbangi yokuhlaziya i-Gartner ithi ukwehla kokuthengiswa kwe-PC akusheshi kangako nokuthi i-Apple ngokuphambene yazuza amaphesenti angu-7,4 emakethe yaseMelika. Kuzo zombili izimo, nokho, lezi kuseyizilinganiso, futhi izinombolo zangempela, okungenani ecaleni lika-Apple, zizodalulwa kuphela lapho imiphumela yekota imenyezelwa ngo-Ephreli 23.
Ngokusho kwe-IDC, zimbili izici eziyimbangela yokwehla - enye yazo ukugudluka osekushiwo kude kumakhompyutha akudala kuya kumadivayisi eselula, ikakhulukazi amaphilisi. Okwesibili ukuqala kancane kwe-Windows 8, okuyinto, ngokuphambene nalokho, kulindeleke ukuthi isize ukukhula kwamakhompyutha.
Ngeshwa, kuleli phuzu, kusobala ukuthi i-Windows 8 ayiphumelelanga nje ukuthuthukisa ukuthengiswa kwe-PC, kodwa yehlise imakethe. Nakuba amanye amakhasimende ewazisa amafomu amasha namandla okuthinta e-Windows 8, izinguquko ezinkulu esibonakalayo somsebenzisi, ukususwa kwemenyu yokuQala evamile, kanye namanani entengo kwenze i-PC yaba enye indlela ekhangayo kakhulu kumathebulethi azinikele nezinye izisetshenziswa eziqhudelanayo. I-Microsoft kuzofanele yenze izinqumo ezinzima esikhathini esizayo esiseduze uma ifuna ukusiza ukukhulisa imakethe ye-PC.
– UBob O'Donnell, iPhini Likamongameli we-IDC
Ukudliwa kwamaphilisi kuma-PC akudala kwashiwo ngu-Tim Cook ngesikhathi sokugcina isimemezelo semiphumela yekota yesine ka-2012. Kuyo, ukuthengiswa kwama-Macs kuqophe ukwehla okuphawulekayo, okuyinto, nokho, okwakuyimbangela yokubambezeleka kokuthengisa. ama-iMac amasha. Nokho, ngokusho kukaTim Cook, i-Apple akesabi: “Uma sesaba ukudliwa abantu, omunye uzosidla. Siyazi ukuthi i-iPhone idla abantu abathengisa i-iPod futhi i-iPad idla abantu abathengisa i-Mac, kodwa lokho akusikhathazi." umemezele i-CEO ye-Apple engxenyeni yesine yonyaka odlule.
