Posted on 07/14/2011 4:07:36 PM PDT by Swordmaker
Worldwide PC shipments increased 2.6% in the second quarter of 2011 (2Q11), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The results are just short of IDC’s May projections for 2.9% growth and represent a combination of a hangover from the more than 20% growth in the first half of 2010 as well as competition from smartphones, other consumer products and pressure from lackluster economic conditions. As in 1Q11, the United States and Western Europe were among the weaker regions, reflecting constrained demand in more mature markets, while emerging regions – particularly Latin America and Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) – fared better.
“These preliminary results continue to reflect pressure from competing consumer and business products as well as cautious spending,” said Jay Chou, senior research analyst with IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, in the press release. “Nevertheless, product refreshes and promotions in the second half of the year as well as easier year-ago data should boost growth in the second half of the year.”
“The U.S. PC market continued to contract in 2Q11, largely as a result of three factors. The first is an ongoing contraction in the Mini Notebook (Netbook) market and related inventories. The second is the impact of 2Q10′s difficult-to-sustain 12% growth. And third, demand has softened as corporate buyers continue to focus on increasing share of their IT budget in new IT solutions such as cloud and virtualization, and consumer interest shifts to media tablets,” says Rajani Singh, research analyst, United States Quarterly PC Tracker. “Given the weakness of 2H10, we expect a better market environment in 2H11 with mid-single digit growth rates in the third quarter’s back to school and fourth quarter’s holiday season.”
Regional Outlook
Vendor Outlook
Top 5 Vendors, Worldwide PC Shipments, Second Quarter 2011 (Preliminary)
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, July 13, 2011
Table Notes:
Top 5 Vendors, United States PC Shipments, Second Quarter 2011 (Preliminary)
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, July 13, 2011
Table Notes:
IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker gathers PC market data in over 80 countries by vendor, form factor, brand, processor brand and speed, sales channel and user segment. The research includes historical and forecast trend analysis as well as price band and installed base data.
Source: IDC
The spread of homosexuality is insidious.
Apple Mac US Market Share now 10.7% Ping!
If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.
“The spread of homosexuality is insidious.”
The spread of idiocy is less so.
Interesting.
The US market as a whole fell 4.2%, so Apple got a bigger slice of a shrinking pie. That’s an extra 250,000 units year over year.
What are the numbers worldwide, especially Asia where growth is reported as 12%? Lenovo added nearly 2 million units year over year - considerably higher on the worldwide scale.
The US market seems to be contracting; I’m not sure grabbing a bigger slice of a shrinking pie is something to boast of...
The key things in this article are the US growth numbers:
HP: -0.6%
Dell: -10.2%
Apple: +14.7%
It is looking good for Apple! :-)
“The US market seems to be contracting; I’m not sure grabbing a bigger slice of a shrinking pie is something to boast of...”
Are you aware that the iPad is grabbing sales from PCs?
I think the iPad phenomenon is robbing the entire PC market of momentum. The good news for Apple is it controls a huge percentage of the post-PC market: iPod, iPad and iPhone.
Is that something to boast of? I sure think so! :-)
Freud said that FReepers obsessed about the sexuality of others are latent queers. My question is.. should my new iMac be the 24 or 27 screen?
How about 65 Billion in cash, can Apple brag about that?
I am just glad that in my lifetime, I surely won't be forced to use a Microsoft based PC, tho I do have windows installed on my iMac via Parallels.
I am also glad that you personally have a choice that most PC users would have been thrilled to deny me.
It’s just another “Worship Apple” post.
The details don’t really matter.
Are you aware that the iPad is grabbing sales from PCs?>>>>>
iPads are passe. The PC is where it is at. Apple computers are rusty obsolete junk and overpriced. Jobs and his gangsters are laughing all the way to the bank to China which is were that Apple junk is made
The prime market for Apple is women’s softball teams
That does appear to be the case, since the other responses to me were deflections and didn’t address the point: Apple is grabbing a bigger share of a shrinking pie.
The worldwide market is growing, predominantly in Asia. How is Apple doing in Asia? That would be of interest...
Yup. Much like TV preachers. The more venom they spill about sinners, the more likely they are to be up to their eyeballs in the most pernicious kinds of sin themselves.
Oh, please! You really are one of those people who claim that chioice of computer platform defines one’s sexuality. Sheesh!
Why not stick with blog pimp busting.
Where is PC junk made?
Dell and HP both do some system and final assembly in Texas (Round Rock and Houston, respectively). That is more computer manufacturing within the US than done by Apple.
27” - I just love having a big screen.
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Excuse me, but since the subject has been broached (and not by me!), it's a strange coincidence, but you must remember when the homo lobby claimed, that based on some old study 10.7% (!) of US adult population was homosexual!
I don’t want to go with that raging Liberal, Bill Gates. The one that pours millions into abortion.
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