| Scoobes said: On your comment about Gabe, PC hardware is in a major decline and has been for the past few years. Tablets are seemingly the future and it's something Windows 8 and Microsoft seem to have embraced. He's basically saying that Windows 8 isn't helping improve the PC business, which it isn't. |
He comes of as a rambler at times so who knows what he meant... But even if that is what he meant, he is wrong. Looking at worldwide data, last year the desktop market was down 1.4%. IDC are estimating that it will be down 1.2% this year...rest of the years are pure speculation and I won't consider them as accurate.
I know that in USA and other first world countries desktop sales are down, but emerging markets are up to offset the difference. Besides, what is microsoft supposed to do to offset a dying form factor? His expectations of Windows is too high if he thinks they do much to breathe new life in to desktops.
PC Shipment Volume Growth by Region and Form Factor, 2011-2016
|
Region |
Form Factor |
2011 |
2012* |
2013* |
2014* |
2015* |
2016* |
|
Emerging Market |
Desktop PC |
3.1% |
-1.5% |
3.3% |
3.3% |
2.1% |
1.9% |
|
Emerging Market |
Portable PC |
19.2% |
6.0% |
12.5% |
11.3% |
14.9% |
16.6% |
|
Emerging Market |
Total PC |
11.0% |
2.5% |
8.3% |
7.8% |
9.6% |
10.9% |
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Mature Market |
Desktop PC |
-8.4% |
-0.5% |
-1.0% |
-0.4% |
0.1% |
-1.6% |
|
Mature Market |
Portable PC |
-8.8% |
-1.5% |
6.8% |
9.2% |
6.7% |
3.4% |
|
Mature Market |
Total PC |
-8.7% |
-1.2% |
4.0% |
5.9% |
4.5% |
1.8% |
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Worldwide |
Desktop PC |
-1.4% |
-1.2% |
1.7% |
2.0% |
1.4% |
0.7% |
|
Worldwide |
Portable PC |
4.1% |
2.4% |
9.9% |
10.4% |
11.3% |
11.0% |
|
Worldwide |
Total PC |
1.7% |
0.9% |
6.5% |
7.0% |
7.5% |
7.3% |
