How Coronavirus Disruption Impacts the Tech Sector
“IDC said the coronavirus outbreak could exacerbate an expected decline in shipments of PCs. The research firm forecasts that worldwide PC shipments will fall 9% in 2020 from the previous year, compared with earlier projections of a 6.8% decline.”
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Why Device Vendors Can’t Rely on Bright Shiny Objects
Worldwide shipments of devices — personal computers (PCs), media tablets and mobile phones — will decline by 3.7 percent in 2019, according to the latest worldwide market study by Gartner.
How the Global PC Market Returned to Growth
The global traditional PC market — inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations — totaled 64.9 million units in the second quarter of 2019, according to IDC. Year-over-year growth during the quarter reached 4.7%.
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Personal Computing Market Continues to Decline
Unit shipments for the global personal computing devices market, comprised of traditional PCs (made up of desktops, notebooks and workstations) and tablets, is expected to decline 3.9% in 2018, according to the latest forecast from IDC.
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Personal Computer Market Recovery Predicted in 2019
The worldwide PC market will likely experience a slight recovery in 2019, with shipments of desktops, notebooks and two-in-ones set for 0.3 percent growth — that’s after seven years of ongoing declines.
High-Price PCs Support Vendor’s Declining Shipments
Despite the decline in overall shipment volume, the PC market is expected to grow 3.6 percent to $237.3 billion in 2018, fueled by 2-in-1s (detachable tablets and convertible notebook PCs), ultraslim notebooks, and even desktops — particularly expensive ones used for gaming.
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Digital Device Shipments Still Impacted by Lower Demand
The consumer electronics and mobile device vendors have experienced a significant slowdown in demand, due to a number of related factors that result in the ongoing downward trend. This is a global phenomenon, where few markets across the globe are likely to drive significant new growth opportunities.
Personal Computing Outlook Reflects Ongoing Change
The global adoption of public cloud computing services, the increased performance of smartphones and the demand for Chromebooks continue to negatively impact the rest of the consumer electronics market and to a somewhat lesser degree the enterprise IT marketplace.
Why Legacy PC Vendors Promote Device-as-a-Service
Worldwide tablet and PC shipments will fall by 2.1 percent to 398 million units in 2018, according to the latest market study by Canalys. But this represents the smallest decline of the past four years and sets the tone for an era of stability. So, when does the market trend return to growth? That remains a mystery.
Personal Computer Market Continues Downward Trend
Personal computer (PC) manufacturers will find no relief from the latest overall industry assessment. Worldwide PC shipments totaled 67 million units in the third quarter of 2017 — that’s a 3.6 percent decline from the third quarter of 2016, according to the latest global market study by Gartner.
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