Flat Q1 Global Growth in ‘Traditional’ PCs Exceeded Forecasts, Says IDC
Flat Q1 growth in global shipments of “traditional” PCs at 60.4 million units exceeded IDC’s forecast of a 1.5 percent decline and was the third straight quarter in which volume “has hovered around flat growth year on year,” said the…
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research firm. “The data seems to indicate a continued build up in commercial renewal activity as the main driver for the stabilizing trend,” said IDC. “Business uptake” of Windows 10 systems appears to be contributing to the market stabilization, as is demand for premium notebooks in both the consumer and commercial segments, it said. “Continued focus on gaming systems has injected slight improvement in pockets of the consumer space” as well, said IDC. “Unlike the first quarter of 2017, an improved supply of key notebook components also loosened pressure on both supply and pricing, leading to some recovery of share for the smaller vendors.” The U.S. market had a “promising” Q1, “with almost all major vendors reporting increases in notebook sales,” said IDC.