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Does the Used IT Market Have a Future?

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Citrix cites Gartner Device Shipment Forecasts that find that the business PC market will grow at a rate of about 10% per year for the next few years. IT and telecom research firm Gartner Dataquest found that the secondary PC market is growing rapidly: 55 million PCs worldwide in 2004; and 86 million 2007.

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Is the Used Computer Market Going Away?

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Yet, for many purposes, refurbished equipment presents nonprofits, libraries, and lower-income families with a more affordable alternative to new equipment; one that will do nearly everything that new computers do. Another Gartner study found that export tariffs and high transportation costs tend to restrict secondary PC markets.

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2020 Association Technology Trends And Predictions

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Just as Tesla aims to reimagine an everyday item like the car, associations will reimagine their use of key technology such as their association management software (AMS) systems. Gartner identified democratization as one of the top industry trends at their IT Symposium/Xpo 2019. Democratization of artificial intelligence.