AI was supposed to sell PCs. Instead, PC shipments just crashed 20% as AI eats the world’s RAM, and Windows 11’s Copilot agents aren’t convincing buyers

Omdia and IDC say PC makers stocked up early to beat memory price hikes, and the parts inside a $699 laptop now cost $699. Meanwhile, Windows 11 26H2 can use less RAM and WinUI is getting faster, but Microsoft's local AI push needs the expensive memory that is keeping buyers away from new PCs. The post AI was supposed…