IDC: Lenovo is back to #1 PC maker status
IDC 3Q2018 PC shipment numbers are released and Lenovo has made it back to the top after losing the spot for a while to HP. This is mainly due to their acquisition of Fujitsu’s PC business. While Acer registered highest growth, 8.5% YoY, Apple registered highest amount of decline, at -11.6%. This change pushed Apple to #5.
“Q3 came in better than expected,” said Jay Chou, research manager with IDC’s P ersona l C omputing Device Tracker. “But the outlook remains uncertain as we head into the holiday season, when volume will be boosted by many consumer-oriented promotions in entry-level SKUs. AMD supply could help with processor demand somewhat, but it will also take time for OEMs to spec in more models.”
Jay Chou
In USA, PC market registered good growth thanks to heavy demand for notebook PCs and high level of gaming systems sales. APAC registered slight decline, except in India where various sale days increased sales. in EMEA, the growth was flat.
“Despite looming concerns around CPU shortages, the PC market in the U.S. turned in a good quarter backed by strong results in the notebook segment,” said Neha Mahajan, senior research analyst, US Devices & Displays. “Healthy business PC volume, steady Chromebook shipments to U.S. K-12, and a growing gaming consumer base have been the key reasons for the optimism around the U.S. PC markets.”
Neha Mahajan
