2014年1月6日星期一

Pc sales decline swiftly in the UK, greatest Q3 drop in western Europe

The UK has observed the most significant decline in Pc sales of any nation in western Europe, as shoppers ditch conventional computers in favour of tablets for instance Apple's iPad Air.

According to new estimates, Pc sales in Western Europe totalled 11.9 million units inside the third quarter of 2013, a decline of 12.eight per cent in the very same period in 2012.

"The
Computer marketplace in Western Europe continued to shrink, declining more quickly than anticipated," Meike Escherich, principal study analyst at Gartner, said from the analysis. "The transition from PCs to tablets continued to lessen Computer sales."

He added that
solution transitions to Intel Haswell and Bay Trail processors, and preparations for the launch of Windows eight.1 and linked new goods, meant that sales have been even additional down than original industry estimates.

All
Computer segments in Western Europe declined within the third quarter of 2013, Gartner noted. Mobile and desktop Pc shipments declined by 14.five per cent and 9.8 per cent, respectively. Computer shipments within the specialist Computer market declined by eight.3 per cent, though the consumer Pc industry decreased by 17.1 per cent.

HP remained the No. 1 vendor, with flat year-over-year
outcomes. Lenovo moved as much as No. two position in the third quarter of 2012. Lenovo's double-digit development in the third quarter of 2013 was driven by robust sales of mobile PCs inside the customer and tiny and midsize business segments, at the expense of Acer and Samsung.

Lenovo and Dell
were the only top-five vendors to develop inside the third quarter of 2013.

"Most
Computer vendors have shifted their investment from consumer PCs to tablets and hybrid kind elements," added Escherich.

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