Technology research firm International Data Corporation ( IDC ), Tuesday, March 4, 2014 , predicts market personal computer ( PC ) will contract by 6 percent in 2014, and will continue to decline at least un 2018.
The sales volume of 315.1 million will slipped units in 2013 , becoming 291.7 million units by 2018 . The figures include traditional PCs - laptops, desktops, and so on - but does not include the Surface devices , Android tablets , and the iPad.
In short , predictions IDC estimates PC sales fell below 300 million . In December , the IDC has a different view , predicting a 3.8 percent decline in the PC shipments for the current year , and then the PC sales to be " slightly positive in the long term ". It made the delivery above 300 million units .
What caused the change IDC predictions ? " Emerging markets do not work as expected , " wrote IDC as quoted by Techcrunch.
After noting the emerging markets goes as expected in the fourth quarter , " concerns about the impact of slower economic growth , the culmination of several major projects, and conservative expectations for factors such as capability , migration of Windows XP , as well as continued pressure from tablets and smartphones have pressed forward expectations. "
" Emerging markets typically drives the core of the PC market , due to the increasing penetration among large populations encourages overall growth , " said Loren Loverde , vice president of IDC Worldwide Trackers PC . Weakening there shave the expected growth rate , and change IDC predictions of the PC market in over 300 million units.
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In short , predictions IDC estimates PC sales fell below 300 million . In December , the IDC has a different view , predicting a 3.8 percent decline in the PC shipments for the current year , and then the PC sales to be " slightly positive in the long term ". It made the delivery above 300 million units .
What caused the change IDC predictions ? " Emerging markets do not work as expected , " wrote IDC as quoted by Techcrunch.
After noting the emerging markets goes as expected in the fourth quarter , " concerns about the impact of slower economic growth , the culmination of several major projects, and conservative expectations for factors such as capability , migration of Windows XP , as well as continued pressure from tablets and smartphones have pressed forward expectations. "
" Emerging markets typically drives the core of the PC market , due to the increasing penetration among large populations encourages overall growth , " said Loren Loverde , vice president of IDC Worldwide Trackers PC . Weakening there shave the expected growth rate , and change IDC predictions of the PC market in over 300 million units.
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