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Despite a surprise year of worldwide growth for the PC market, Asia Pacific saw its fifth straight quarter of decline in 4Q19.More

With the first year of full-year growth since 2011, Lenovo, HP and Dell took the lion’s share with 65% of the global PC market.More

Shipments of personal computing devices expected to see modest growth in 2019 followed by a continued decline through 2023.More

Nearly one of every four PCs shipped during the quarter were from Lenovo or one of its subsidiaries as the company once again managed to hold the top position in the market.More

"Unless the devices provide significant new utility, efficiency or experiences, users do not necessarily want to upgrade their phones."More

The consumer market outperformed expectations, with some aggressive channel loading by PC vendors.More

Year-over-year growth during the quarter reached 4.7%, which was notably higher than expected.More

Australia will see a 3.1% increase in IT spending, while NZ should expect 2.3%. This is compared to global growth of just 0.6%.More

New Zealand PC market declines on the back of high channel inventory, IDC New Zealand reports.More

In the worldwide PC market, global shipments were above expectations, reaching 58.5 million during the last quarter.More

“Unless new models provide significant new utility, efficiency or experiences, users don’t want or need to upgrade.” More

Pockets of growth, both in segments and geography, will persist, particularly in Asia Pacific, one of two regions to avoid shipment declines in 2019. More

After two quarters of near 10% growth, the Australian PC market dipped -2.5% in 4Q18 - a trend that looks set to continue in 2019.More

Despite the growth witnessed at the end of 2018, IDC predicts that New Zealand’s traditional PC market in 2019 will decline by -4.4% YoY. More

A recent Dell EMC blog post celebrates IDC naming it number one in a myriad of storage and systems markets.More

The traditional PC market saw shipments decline 3.7% in 4Q18, although this was less than the expected 4.7%.More

An IDC report predicts a soft personal PC market, slipping into further decline with the exception of notebooks, gaming PCs, and business PC upgrades.More

Despite the bleak forecast, IDC assures there are actually several pockets of opportunities and growth like gaming & ultraslim notebooks.More

Australia’s traditional PC market has bucked the global trend to record growth in Q2, driven by strong consumer, enterprise and public sector spend.More

IDC has released their report that details a slight decline in the personal computing devices market through to 2021 - it's not all bad though.More

“Our focus on innovation extends beyond R&D and product design, to the way our products are manufactured."More

"Similar to worldwide PC trends, Asia Pacific is witnessing continued market consolidation in the PC industry."More

"The contraction in traditional PC shipments experienced over the past five years finally appears to be giving way."More

All hope is not dead for the PC market as the decline has slowed down, according to the latest statistics from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.More