Consumer Laptop Demands Fuels Growth in PC Shipments
Wed, 26 May 2010
IT research company Gartner has revealed an 18 per cent increase in global PC sales. The new figures revealed that 376.7 million sales of PCs were made last year, compared with 308.2 million during the previous year. The growth was driven largely by an increase in sales in the consumer segment, which, according to Gartner’s principal research analyst Ranjit Atwal, continues to grow despite the global economic difficulties. The increased sales translated to a 12 per cent increase in revenue to $245.4 billion.

The large business segment is expected to contribute to further growth, with Atwal revealing expectations that PC replacement programmes and the migration to Windows 7 at big companies would begin in the second half of 2010 and continue until 2012.

Netbook growth, meanwhile, is also expected to continue, with shipments expected to total 41.8 million on 2010 – an increase of 30 per cent on 2009. That figure would give netbooks an 18.6 per cent share of the laptop market, though that figure is expected to fall to 13.9 per cent by 2014. Ten million iPad type devices are expected to be shipped this year, compared to just 2 million tablet PCs, though iPad sales are expected to rise from 2013 once functionality increases and prices fall.

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