Domestically, roughly 15.1 million units shipped in the United States during Q2, a 5.8 percent decline year-over-year.
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Contributors to the decline of PC shipments include currency hikes, the end of Windows XP support, and efforts by PC vendors to clear inventory ahead of the Windows 10 launch.
In addition, IDC’s VP of Worldwide PC Trackers and Forecasting, Loren Loverde said “Although the second quarter decline in PC shipments was significant, and slightly more than expected, the overall trend fits with expectations”. Principal analyst Mikako Kitagawa therefore reckons 2015 is a blip and that slow and steady growth will return by 2016.
“We’re expecting the Windows 10 launch to go relatively well, though many users will opt for a free OS upgrade rather than buying a new PC”.
Gartner headlined its findings by stating that the PC industry declined by 9.5 per cent year-on-year.
More bad news for Intel (INTC), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Seagate Technology (STX) and others in the personal computer ecosystem today, as Gartner reported a short while ago that Q2 shipments fell 9.5%, “the steepest PC shipment decline since the third quarter of 2013”, according to the firm. “The price hike could hinder PC demand in these regions”.
That’s because Garnter analysts pinned this latest decline to three causes assumed to be temporary and “not changing the PC market’s structure”.
But there haven’t been any growth drivers since then to incite a refresh or upgrade cycle. Lastly, the Windows 10 launch scheduled for 3Q15 has created self-regulated inventory control. EMEA, Latin America and Japan were tough regions for Lenovo, as the company experienced double-digit shipment declines.
Lenovo has shipped 13.4 million units, increasing the PC volume by 1 percent from the prior quarter, but down 7.5 percent from the prior year. HP showed a steep decline in EMEA, which was potentially due to the currency impact. PC shipments are forecast to post their fourth straight consecutive annual decline this year.
This program offers a comprehensive and timely picture of the worldwide PC market, allowing product planning, distribution, marketing and sales organizations to keep abreast of key issues and their future implications around the globe. The company was also impacted by tight inventory controls in the consumer market before the Windows 10 launch.
“Despite inventory controls for the Windows 10 launch, mobile PC shipments grew in the quarter, which resulted in five consecutive quarters of mobile PC growth in the USA”.
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HP maintained the top position for PC shipments in the U.S. in the second quarter of 2015 despite a 10.1% decline. EMEA racked up 18.6 million machines pushed into the channel, down 15.7 per cent, while the Asia-Pacific clocked 24.2 million units moved and a 2.9 per cent dip.
