With the ongoing confusion surrounding tariffs imposed by President Trump, IT administrators face growing concerns around technology procurement as Windows 10 nears its end-of-life. Cost increases due to tariffs are certain, and vendors like Acer anticipate default price hikes of about 10%. These tariff changes primarily affect products from China, including major brands like Lenovo and Apple. As companies attempt to plan their fiscal year budgets amidst this uncertainty, the inconsistency in tariff rates complicates their hardware upgrade strategies.
"Tariffs will be passed through from the OEMs or vendors to distribution, then from distribution out to our solution providers and ultimately to the end users."
"10% probably will be the default price increase because of the import tax. It's very straightforward."
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