PC sales increased for the first time in six years

The PC market in the second quarter of the year rose for the first time in six years since the first quarter of 2012, according to data from market research companies Gartner and IDC, where IDC registered a growth of 2.7 The number of shipments reached 62.3 million units, while Gartner recorded a growth of 1.4% to reach 62.1 million units in the second quarter of 2018.

The top five vendors were Lenovo, HP, Dell, Apple and Acer, with Lenovo recording significant gains (its highest growth rate since the first quarter of 2015), and Gartner found that all Top five companies saw an increase in PC shipments, while the rest of the market fell by 12.9%. The results showed that Lenovo and HP still suffered, while Dell fell to third place, where the upward trend was marked in recent quarters, as Lenovo fell and Dell progressed as quickly as possible to overcome Lenovo and HP. And their rise depends on satisfying the best needs of the company. Mikako Kitagawa, senior badyst at Gartner, said in a statement: "The growth in demand for personal computers in the second quarter of 2018 has been fueled by labor market demand, offset by lower shipments in the consumer sector, Consumers use their smartphones to perform other daily tasks such as social network verification, calendars, banks and shopping, thus reducing the need for a mainstream PC.

While Jay Chou, Research Director at IDC, said, "Although traditional computers are not the virtual machine for many usage scenarios, the market still shows some flexibility in this area. as the experience of using the computer evolves and improves, and even some types of desktops are developing within this cycle. e update based on business. "

IDC data included excluded Chromebooks and Chromebooks and Windows Tablet PCs, including devices with a removable keyboard such as Surface Pro, while Gartner data included tablets and Windows computers, and excluded Chromebooks Chromebooks or any computer that does not support Windows

Chromebooks seem to have boosted the growth of some computers last year, and Windows 10 PCs helped boost growth, of course the top five will continue to dominate the market, PC sales have begun to stabilize after years of decline.