PC sales to dip record 11.9 percent in 2009
By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 03 March 2009, 19:39 IST   |    1 Comments
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PC sales to dip record 11.9 percent in 2009
Bangalore: PC industry will mark a record dip in the history in 2009 as Gartner predicts that the PC shipment will drop 11.9 percent this year, thanks to the deepening economic crisis. Global financial crunch is forcing the users to stretch PC lifetimes and PC suppliers are growing cautious. The predicted drop is more than three times worse than the PC industry's loss of 3.2 percent in 2001. Decline in PC sale will be reflected in both mature and emerging markets. Emerging markets are expected to decline by 10.4 percent and mature market by 13 percent. Besides, reduced replacement will be especially acute in mature markets, where replacements are estimated to account for around 80 percent of shipments. Desk-based PC shipments are forecasted to total 101.4 million units, a 31.9 percent decline from 2008. Meanwhile, worldwide mobile PC shipment is likely to increase by nine percent to reach 155.6 million units in 2009. Forecasting a dip in sale, HP, one of the largest PC maker has cut its 2009 profit outlook. Another major PC manufacturer Dell also anticipates a continued struggle through 2009

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