'Laptop shortage' is caused by the new corona
Demand for 'working from home' and 'studying at home' is rapidly expanding in response to the call for 'securing social distance' due to the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19). However, due to the decline in supply chain productivity due to COVID-19, 'notebook PC shortage' has become a problem in the United States and India.
A Massive Laptop Shortage Has Hit the United States --ExtremeTech
Spike In Demand And China Trade War Make Laptops Disappear From Indian Market
https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-india-expected-to-face-shortage-of-laptops-as-demand-soars/360283
Since COVID-19 spreads due to flying infections and contact infections, it is important to secure a social distance to prevent the epidemic. In Japan, many universities have switched to online classes during the epidemic period from April to May 2020, and in July, about 97% of universities continue to close their campuses in principle.
Why did elementary, junior high and high school resume? --Screams of 'university students' who continue online classes --CNET Japan
https://japan.cnet.com/article/35157711/
In the United States, which has far more infected people than Japan, which is '50,000 people per day', there is a strong demand for more social distance, and the demand for working from home and studying at home is expanding rapidly. I will. However, the problem of 'insufficient notebook PCs' used for working from home and studying at home in the United States has become a problem. The total shortage of notebook PCs claimed by major PC makers such as Dell, HP, and Lenovo has reached about 5 million units.
This laptop shortage is due to a shortage of supplies. Many laptops are manufactured in China, but COVID-19 seems to have hit a part of China's supply chain. In addition, the U.S. Department of Commerce has imposed a ban on Chinese companies engaged in artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology for being involved in human rights violations against the Uighurs and procurement of materials for the Chinese military, so notes that can be shipped to the United States There are restrictions on the PC.
A similar phenomenon is occurring in India. Demand for notebook PCs surged in India from May to June 2020 due to the expansion of COVID-19, but due to trade friction caused by a decline in productivity and a border conflict with China, notebooks were noted in India. It's getting harder to get a PC.
Schools continue to be closed in the United States and India, and it can be said that a PC is essential for taking classes. It has been pointed out that if the shortage of notebook PCs continues, there is a risk that the price of notebook PCs will rise, and the digital divide may spread further.
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