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“At this point, unfortunately, it seems clear that the Windows 8 launch not only failed to provide a positive boost to the PC market, but appears to have slowed the market” - IDC , VP, Bob O’Donnell
The news on declining PC and Microsoft Windows sales have been like a constant barrage of technology changing times, but now IDC now reports what may be the pinnacle of a changing era.
IDC has been tracking the tech industry since 1994 and for the first time in the companies history, global sales of PCs sales took their largest fall ever, dropping 13.9% in Q1 2013. That drop was a worst one than expected.
In an article entitled “Dell Plans A Windows 8 Push But It Seems To Be A Plan Made In Desperation” we just discussed how Dell seems to be sucking their business into a vortex with a dependence on Microsoft that is obviously pretty unhealthy at this point. The IDC press release says that “The impact of slow demand [on PC and Windows sales] has been magnified by the restructuring and reorganizing efforts impacting HP and Dell.” Whether that Dell reorganization effort and upcoming Windows 8 push scheduled in the near future is successful remains to be seen, but based on this current IDC report and the current lack of interest in Windows 8, it doesn’t look hopeful at the moment.
Brand name PC’s aren’t the only ones struggling though. Even your generic whitebox vendors are “struggling to identify growth markets within the U.S.”
Lenovo (the one time IBM machines) appears to be the only brand still doing well in the PC market. IDC says they they remain the exception in the PC group due to a solid execution strategy.
The IDC report is not alone. Gartner also just reported similar statistics. Their statistics say that global PC shipments only dropped 11.2%, but like IDC they too report that Lenovo is the only PC manufacturer making any headway in PC sales.
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Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments in the First Quarter of 2013 Drop to Lowest Levels Since Second Quarter of 2009
