Asia-Pacific personal computer market shrinks 8%: IDC
The top three sellers for the quarter included Lenovo Group with a market share of 23.6%, Dell Inc. with 10.7% and Hewlett-Packard Co., with 9.5%
New Delhi: The Asia-Pacific personal computer market, excluding Japan, declined 8% sequentially and 11% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2014 to reach 23.8 million units, marginally lower than initial forecasts, the International Data Corp. (IDC) said on Wednesday.
Elections in some of the bigger markets contributed to the region’s overall decline, said the IDC report.
“In India, an ongoing large education project was postponed due to the upcoming elections, shaving off about half a million units from the commercial PC segment," it said. “In Thailand, political unrest continued to have an adverse impact on the economy, while in Indonesia, government funds were diverted in the run-up to the elections, resulting in lower commercial spending in PCs there this quarter."
The top three sellers for the quarter included Lenovo Group Ltd, with the market share of 23.6%, retaining the top spot despite a sequential decline in many markets in the region including China, Dell Inc. with 10.7% and Hewlett-Packard Co., with 9.5% market share.
IDC analysts predict the market would stabilize after the elections.
“As these markets stabilize after the elections, IDC expects commercial activity to resume in the second half as a result of pent-up demand," said Handoko Andi, research manager for client devices at IDC Asia-Pacific. “On the consumer side, ongoing distractions from smartphones and tablets as well as cautious channel intake impacted most markets in the region, especially in South East Asia."
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