Long-Term Consumer PC Demand ‘at Risk of Perishing’: IDC
Wavering supply and demand sent PC shipments plunging 15.3% in the second quarter to 71.3 million units, reported IDC Monday. It was the second straight quarter of lower shipments, following two years of growth, and the decline “was worse than…
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expected as supply and logistics further deteriorated due to the lockdowns in China and persistent macroeconomic headwinds,” said IDC. "Fears over a recession continue to mount and weaken demand across segments," said IDC analyst Jitesh Ubrani. "Consumer demand for PCs has weakened in the near term and is at risk of perishing in the long term as consumers become more cautious about their spending and once again grow accustomed to computing across device types such as phones and tablets.” Though enterprise PC demand has been more “robust” than in the consumer segment, “it has also declined as businesses delay purchases," said Ubrani. Market leader Lenovo widened its Q2 share over No. 2 brand HP -- 24.6% to 18.9% -- with No. 3 Dell Technologies close behind at 18.5%, said IDC.