Third quarter PC shipments exceed expected Lenovo tops

IDC report: PC shipments Lenovo top, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer, Asus then Phoenix Science and Technology news in Beijing October 10, the Market research institute IDC released the third quarter of the global PC market report, the data show the three quarter of global PC shipments up to 81.6 million, year-on-year decline of 7.6%, Good with the previous estimate of 9.5%. PC sales were weak in the early third quarter after a strong increase in corporate purchases and a September Windows 8.1 release. Lenovo topped the list, followed by HP and Dell. Business, business recovery pull the increase in shipments-the three top manufacturers of firm-level markets Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, third-quarter sales compared to the same period last year, and consumer-focused Asus, Acer shipments are still poor. The rise in corporate business is encouraging, but sales in emerging markets are still grim, and the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan) has not been able to escape the erosion of sales by low-priced tablets and smartphones. "Shipments were close to expectations in the third quarter, but unfortunately the PC market did not show a big boost and the short-term growth potential is unclear," said IDC's head. Buyers are still assessing possible options and delaying a PC replacement cycle, affected by the weakness of the economy. While PC sales exceeded expectations and new designs such as touch control were added, data from the third quarter indicated a high likelihood that PCs would continue to decline in 2014. "The US market is performing more than other areas, upgrades to business and desktop systems, and new Chromebook and ultraslims products are boosting the portable device business," said PC department analyst. But overall, the U.S. market has not changed much, four seasons or a slight increase but 2014 is still full of challenges. "The U.S. market has recovered by region, but shipments have fallen by 0.2% per cent year-on-year." Cooperation with channel partners and internal reorganization to help top manufacturers to win the market. HP maintained its leadership position, with markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa flat as expected, and home computers were weakened by the impact of Tablet PCs. The Japanese market has surpassed expectations, with economic conditions, exchange rates and Windows XP updating all helping. The Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan) fell 8.8% per cent year-on-year, unchanged from expectations. Affected by the exchange rate pressure, the region's shipments fell, but the Chinese market performance than expected. Lenovo ranked top of the list by manufacturers, and continued to expand channels, the Asia-Pacific region's low-end market is plagued by inventory, but the U.S. market is good, but also pushed Lenovo to achieve a year-on-year increase of 2%. HP ranked second, compared to the previous quarter to achieve growth. HP's sales in India, mainly thanks to local education programs, still show up in Latin America. Dell's shipments have risen for the first time since the four quarter of 2011, largely thanks to performance in the Americas. Acer ASUS declined as the consumer market weakened shipments. (Compiling/twilight into Snow)