Speaking of Copilot+ PCs, Ishan Dutt, principal analyst at Canalys, said a November poll of channel partners found that 31 percent do not plan to sell Copilot+ PCs in 2025, and that 34 percent expect such devices to account for less than 10 percent of their total sales in 2025. To get the coveted Copilot+ designation, Microsoft requires an NPU to have a minimum of 40 TOPS of performance.

Either way, PC shipments are likely to climb in the coming months as we are now less than a year away from Windows 10's end of life date. According to StatCounter, Windows 10 accounts for more than 60 percent of the desktop Windows market share worldwide. With support winding down, lots of consumers will be turning to new Windows 11 PCs in 2025.