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Personal computer shipments in the second quarter experienced the largest increase in six years, due to stronger demand from commercial customers, according to preliminary data from two research firms.
Gartner
Inc.
This was the first increase from one year to the next since the first quarter of 2012. According to the Data from the International Data Corp., it was the highest rate of
While both firms record sales numbers (units shipped to corporate warehouses) rather than direct sales to consumers , a big part of the difference comes from the way each company defines PCs. Gartner excludes Chromebooks from calculations, but includes ultra-mobile premiums, such as Microsoft Surface, that IDC excludes.
While the latest report sends a positive sign to the industry, Gartner has not announced a recovery for the PC market. Overall, preliminary data show that PC shipments worldwide totaled 62.1 million units in the second quarter, up 1.4% year-over-year. former.
In the United States, PC shipments totaled 14.5 million units. The previous year, Gartner announced a return to growth after six consecutive quarters of decline
Similarly, IDC said that global shipments reached 62.3 million units, exceeding the forecast of Company with an increase of 2.7% over the previous year. According to his data, the traditional PC market records a second consecutive year-to-year increase in the United States with 17.3 million total units
"and with a sense of improvement for the second half of the year, the United States could deliver a Neha Mahajan, senior research badyst at IDC
Mikako Kitagawa,
Senior badyst at Gartner, the business demand that has fueled much of the growth "will falter in two years when the replacement peak for Windows 10 pbades."
Consumer segment, says Kitagawa, remains challenged In the United States, PC demand for businesses was stronger in the public sector, she said, noting that the quarter is usually when Government customers and education buy PCs.
Lenovo Group
Ltd.
as the world's largest supplier, slightly ahead
HP
Inc.
by Nearly Equal Shipments by Market Share
Lenovo has experienced its highest growth rate since the first quarter of 2015, according to the company, and the results of this company include Fujitsu units for the first time, reflecting the joint venture that closed in May. Excluding deliveries from Fujitsu, it would be Lenovo's fastest growth since the third quarter of 2014, Kitagawa said.
Dell retained its third place, according to Gartner.
In the United States, Gartner said that No. 1, despite a slight contraction of the market.
The IDC data, meanwhile, showed that HP maintained the world's leading position, followed by Lenovo and Dell.
Write to Maria Armental at the address [email protected]
Appeared in the print edition of July 13, 2018 under the title "PCs record a strong increase in orders ".
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