Vladimir Volegov paintings

Vladimir Volegov paintings
Vincent van Gogh paintings
worldwide sales to remain flat compared to 2000."There is an underlying weakness in the market caused by saturation," Smulders says. "Everybody who needs a PC pretty much has one. That means we won't see the sustained levels of growth that we've had in the past 15 or 20 years." What Will Spur Sales?Indeed, analysts frequently say they feel the PC market in the United States has become "mature" — that is, the market has reached the point where explosive growth ends and relatively few households will be buying a PC for the first time. "I think it's pretty likely that what we've seen is the shifting of the market into a more mature market," says Baker. He estimates that nearly 60 percent of households have a PC, and thinks it is possible that the figure could rise into the 70s. "It's not the VCR and TV and it's never going to be, but … there's this glimmer of hope that there's another market of people who could conceivably come out and buy a computer."