PC shipments for the first time in six years

PC shipments rose for the first time in six years, revealed the Gartner research firm, although companies have been warned that the momentum should not continue.

Worldwide PC shipments reached 62.1 million units in the second quarter. this year, which represents a 1.4% increase from one year to the next.

"The growth of PC shipments in the second quarter of 2018 was driven by demand in the business market, which was offset by lower shipments in the consumer segment," said Mikako Kitagawa, Senior Analyst at Gartner. Due to the changing behavior of PC users, the fundamental structure of the market remains and continues to influence the growth of the market. Consumers use their smartphones for additional daily tasks, such as media verification schedules, banking and purchases.

He added that the momentum in the business sector would weaken as companies have already replaced their old computers with Windows 10 machines. This means that PC vendors need to Prepare for this drop and that an important part of their business strategy should be to find ways to extract revenue from companies that have already improved their equipment.

for professional PCs in Germany and the United Kingdom. Eurasia, which includes Russia, experienced the strongest growth in the EMEA region.

From a vendor perspective, Lenovo was the market leader following the Fujitsu acquisition, with shipments up 10.5 percent. Dell also had an excellent quarter, with shipments up 9.5%, while HP's 6.1% put it in third place for growth, although it remains in second place position in terms of market shares.

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