Tao Wen

The Reason of Canadian Computer Prices Change The overall price of all kinds of computers fell in Canada. However, it was not caused by software prices change. The most interesting thing is that software is part of computer, but its price increase when computer price fell. Although the technology have improved, it does not always lower the price. So, it's hard to say what reason caused Canadian computer price fell, one possible answer is it be affected by the smartphone market. Computer and smartphone have many similiar functions. "Many of the tasks you can do on a computer, you can also do on a smartphone or tablet. The computing power of a flagship smartphone generally rivals the best laptops and desktop computers of about five years ago. However, with the aid of multiple processors, 6+ gigabytes of RAM, and powerful graphics hardware, the best smartphones and tablets can be as powerful as a mid-range desktop computer. Also, they can be just as expensive" (Hope, 201...

The main trend of price changes for different types of computers is declining. Same type computers in different purposes of uses usually have different price. In January 2010, desktop and similar computers for household uses were cheaper than businesses and governments uses. But in May 2017, this situation was reversed, businesses and governments' computer were cheaper than household uses.  2010                  2011                  2012                  2013                  2014                  2015                  2016                  2017 My dataset are unable to show the computer price change of each province in Canada, it just show the data of the whole c...