PC market is slowing down

Stefan Mileschin · 16th July 2021, 08:25

IDC and Gartner predictions

The PC market is showing early signs of its growth slowing down, after an impressive run of shipments throughout 2020.

Both IDC and Gartner conclude that growth in the second quarter of PC shipments has slowed this year. Demand for new PCs is higher than what it was before the pandemic, but a mixture of softer demand and the effects of the global chip shortage means it's not growing as quickly.

IDC senior research analyst Neha Mahajan said that the market faces mixed demand

"With businesses opening back up, demand potential in the commercial segment appears promising. However, there are also early indicators of consumer demand slowing down as people shift spending priorities after nearly a year of aggressive PC buying", he said.

IDC says more than 83 million PCs were shipped in the second quarter of 2021.

Gartner's figure is only 71 million because it does not include Chromebook shipments in its results,

https://fudzilla.com/news/pc-hardwar...s-slowing-down

16th July 2021, 08:25	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,575	PC market is slowing down IDC and Gartner predictions The PC market is showing early signs of its growth slowing down, after an impressive run of shipments throughout 2020. Both IDC and Gartner conclude that growth in the second quarter of PC shipments has slowed this year. Demand for new PCs is higher than what it was before the pandemic, but a mixture of softer demand and the effects of the global chip shortage means it's not growing as quickly. IDC senior research analyst Neha Mahajan said that the market faces mixed demand "With businesses opening back up, demand potential in the commercial segment appears promising. However, there are also early indicators of consumer demand slowing down as people shift spending priorities after nearly a year of aggressive PC buying", he said. IDC says more than 83 million PCs were shipped in the second quarter of 2021. Gartner's figure is only 71 million because it does not include Chromebook shipments in its results, https://fudzilla.com/news/pc-hardwar...s-slowing-down

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