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The reason PC makers aren't shifting units is because of their mediocre hardware. There's little reason for people to buy new machines with what they've been serving up, as I highlighted back in May in another post (Post 12 at below link).
The free Windows 10 upgrade means users won't be buying New PCs
Although, it's not all bad news for PC makers with high Windows 8 inventory levels. Since that post when I said that I was probably going to buy a new computer 6-12 months after Windows 10 is released, I'm in the position now where I don't want to be stuck with Windows 10 and am therefore going to buy a new PC sooner than planned, whilst I can still readily get Windows 8.1 Pro. Windows 8.1 still has mainstream support until January 2018 and extended support until January 2023, which will give me more time to assess just what direction Microsoft is going in, because although Windows 10 seems to be well received by some, so far the direction they're going in is not for me.