Forecasts downwards for the PC market

Finally, it should not sell as much as expected in 2011 or 2012 PC...


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Cabinet Gartner just revise downward its forecast of PC sales in 2011, taking into account the degraded economic context and sales be conclusive in the first half on the markets of Western Europe and the United States. Even sales of re-entry would not so good as expected. If Gartner had initially expected a market growth of the PC at the global level of 9.3% in 2011, the new forecasts expect growth of 3.8%... or 352 million of PCs sold in the year.


The decline in demand is real, despite Asian market always very dynamic and a renewal of business parks found a level of interest. Equally important, Gartner says that not all missed this year sales be carried over into the next fiscal year. Indeed, its forecasts for 2012 are also revised downwards, with growth now expected at 10.9% versus 12.8% in advance. Main explanation: the PC life cycle tends to elongate, either for individuals or corporate...

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