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Thin Clients Will Return to Growth in 2016

Global thin and terminal client shipments fell 8.9% YoY in Q2’15, says IDC, continuing the downward trend seen in Q1 (Thin Client Shipments Suffer After Strong 2014). The market suffered from comparisons to a strong first half result in 2014, which was due to XP PC renewals. In addition, continued currency devaluations in markets outside North America produced project delays.

Aside from APACxJ, all regions saw large declines in volume – most in the double-digit range.

Due to the above factors, IDC expects 2015 shipments to be lower than previously expected. 5 million unit shipments are forecast: lower than both 2013 and 2014. Steady growth will resume in 2016 – 2019, reaching 6.6 million units at the end of the forecast period.

Worldwide Thin and Terminal Client Unit Shipments, Share and YoY Growth, Q2’15 (000s)
Vendor Q2’15 Units Q1’15 Units Q2’15 Market Share Q1’15 Market Share Q2’14-Q2’15 Growth
Hp 319 302 25.0% 25.3% -14.4%
Dell 301 354 23.6% 29.7% -25.7%
NComputing 213 104 16.6% 8.7% 30.0%
Centerm 111 78 8.7% 6.5% 18.3%
Igel 55 67 4.3% 5.6% -9.2%
Others 278 287 21.8% 24.1% -9.0%
Total 1,277 1,192 100.0% 100.0% -8.9%
Source: IDC