five different companies - the - five different companies — the biggest makers of pcs, lenovo, hp, dell, apple and asused double—digit falls in shipments in the first three months of this year compared to the first three months of last year — there were 57 million computers ordered. but the hardest hit was apple, having a 40% drop — and apple also experienced a 40% reduction in market share. there are a few reasons for this. the first of all is weak demand. as we've spoken about time and time again on this programme — during the pandemic, nothing was more popular during the pandemic than staying at home and buying new computers, particularly for those who worked from home. demand was supersonic. those continues can't continue going forward. the other aspect is that many people bought fresh computers and, as a result a couple of years on, those computers are still relatively fresh and, therefore, a —— people aren't necessarily feeling the need to replace them. the other aspect is the economic forecasts going forward. with high interest rates and people struggling to pay their home loans, many aren't thi