One of the Japanese electronics giants Toshiba could not hold on any longer in the increasing competition environment with the developing technology. Having stepped into the laptop industry in 1985, Toshiba was at the forefront of the industry in the 1990s. In the 2000s, the new design of computer manufacturers such as Apple, Dell, HP was one of the factors that attracted the attention of users.
Japanese giant Toshiba’s lack of innovative understanding and not trying to influence its users has caused it to fall behind in the computer industry.
Toshiba laptops are no longer available in technology stores.
With the advent of smartphones in the 2010s, the computer industry began to decline worldwide. In this period, while Apple and Samsung started in the smartphone industry, many operations that a laptop could do were started to be handled from phones.
It has come to a standstill
Toshiba, which could not keep up with the developing technology and innovative productions, almost came to a standstill in 2018. Then the Japanese giant handed over its computer division to Sharp. After the sale for $36 million, Toshiba continued to hold 19.9 percent of the shares.
The computer division, which was transferred to Sharp, saw increases and growth was recorded. Sharp turned its remaining 19.9 percent shares of Toshiba into itself on 30 June 2020. With this acquisition, it can be said that Toshiba has withdrawn from the laptop industry.