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PCs See Sharpest Fall Since 2013

by Tom Allen

68.4 million PCs (including desktops, notebooks and convertibles) were shipped in Q2’15: down 9.5% YoY, according to Gartner, which is the steepest shipment fall in the industry since Q3’13. For the year as a …

Worldwide Device Shipments to Grow 1.5%, to Reach 2.5 Billion Units in 2015

by Helen Vince

Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) are expected to reach 2.5 billion units in 2015, a 1.5 percent increase from 2014 and down from the previous quarter’s forecast of …

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MEA PCs Fall on Regional Instability

by Tom Allen

The PC market in the MEA region is suffering from currency fluctuations and unstable global oil prices, says IDC. Shipments fell 9.6% YoY in Q1, to 4.3 million units. Desktops were down 10%, to …

PC Shipments Will Continue To Decline in 2015 as Competing Devices Continue To Pressure PC Demand

by Helen Vince

Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall by -6.2% in 2015 according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. This will be the fourth consecutive year of declining volume as the …

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Windows 10 Will ‘Stabilise’ PC Market

by Tom Allen

2015 will be the fourth consecutive year of declining PC shipments, says IDC, with a 6.2% fall forecast. The market continues to struggle, with competition from tablets and smartphones and generally low demand. While …

Exertis Splits PC Unit into B2B and B2C

by Helen Vince

Exertis has announced plans to split its PC business into two clearly defined channels – B2B and B2C. The business managers for the B2B team will be Chris Shearer, who will be responsible for …

Tags:Exertis| Large Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Notebook ASPs Will be Sub-$450 in 2016

by Tom Allen

Notebook ASPs are still falling, says Taiwan’s MIC, based on the rising share of low-cost models and low demand for touch notebooks and ultrabooks. Notebook PC ASPs are forecast to fall to $453 this …

Gartner: PC Prices Rise and Spending to Fall

by Tom Allen

PC prices will have to climb this year, to offset the effects of currency devaluation, says Gartner. In particular end-user prices in the Eurozone and Japan, where local currencies have fallen up to 20%, …

Tags:Gartner| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 22 - Issue 18

EMEA PC Fall In-Line With IDC Predictions

by Tom Allen

20.2 million PCS were shipped in the EMEA region in Q1’15, IDC data shows – a 7.7% fall YoY. Following a strong 2014, the market returned to decline, as expected, following the end of …

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PC Shipments Fell in Q1 but Mobile PCs were Higher

by Helen Vince

PC shipments fell to 71.7 million units in Q1’15, representing a 5.2% YoY decline, according to numbers from Gartner. The replacement cycle, which was boosted by XP renewals last year, is now returning to …

PC Shipments Fall As XP Renewals Slow

by Vanessa Browning

Eastern Zone Keeps CEE PCs Negative

by Tom Allen

Central and Eastern Europe PC shipments exceeded 18.5 million units last year, falling 14% YoY, says IDC. 2014 was the second year of contraction, as the region’s market was limited by currency fluctuations and …