PC shipments rose just 1.7% in Q3
India saw a mere 1.7% growth in PC shipments in the July-September quarter, on the back of a nearly 9% drop in desktop PC shipments, as per data compiled by research firm IDC.
By ET Bureau |
NEW DELHI: India saw a mere 1.7% growth in PC shipments in the July-September quarter, on the back of a nearly 9% drop in desktop PC shipments, as per data compiled by research firm IDC. Notebook shipments increased 37.8% to constitute nearly a third of total PC shipments of 2.26 million units during the period. During the quarter, desktop PC shipments fell 8.9% to 1.56 million units. Notebook PC or laptop shipments grew 37.8% during the third quarter to 0.7 million units.
While PC shipments to large companies fell 13% year-on-year, the home segment recorded an increase of 16%. The small and medium businesses (SMB) segment also registered a 3% growth in Q3 2008.
���The current subdued buying sentiment has led to inventory pile-up with channel partners, adversely impacting finances. Vendors must re-discover niche segments with buying potential and implement innovative marketing programmes to overcome this situation,��� IDC India PC research lead analyst Sumanta Mukherjee said.
In the overall PC market, Hewlett-Packard (HP) had the highest market share of 19.7% in the third quarter. HCL Infosystems (9.8%) was second, followed by Dell (9.6%). In the desktop PC shipments too, HP continued to lead the market in Q3, followed by HCL and Acer in second and third spots respectively. HP, Dell and Acer were the top three players in laptop shipments.
For the nine-month period ended September 2008, the overall PC shipments grew 6.4% year-on-year to touch 6.43 million PCs. Laptop shipments grew 54.5% to touch 1.87 million, while desktop PC shipments fell 5.7% to 4.56 million units.
While PC shipments to large companies fell 13% year-on-year, the home segment recorded an increase of 16%. The small and medium businesses (SMB) segment also registered a 3% growth in Q3 2008.
���The current subdued buying sentiment has led to inventory pile-up with channel partners, adversely impacting finances. Vendors must re-discover niche segments with buying potential and implement innovative marketing programmes to overcome this situation,��� IDC India PC research lead analyst Sumanta Mukherjee said.
In the overall PC market, Hewlett-Packard (HP) had the highest market share of 19.7% in the third quarter. HCL Infosystems (9.8%) was second, followed by Dell (9.6%). In the desktop PC shipments too, HP continued to lead the market in Q3, followed by HCL and Acer in second and third spots respectively. HP, Dell and Acer were the top three players in laptop shipments.
For the nine-month period ended September 2008, the overall PC shipments grew 6.4% year-on-year to touch 6.43 million PCs. Laptop shipments grew 54.5% to touch 1.87 million, while desktop PC shipments fell 5.7% to 4.56 million units.
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