The Traditional PC Keeps Losing Ground but There Are Already Signs of Recovery

It’s no surprise that the PC industry is collapsing and the latest quarter does not bring any difference, with IDC data showing that worldwide PC shipments declined 3.9 percent in Q3 2016.

This means that PC shipments totaled 68 million units during the quarter, but although this is another decline year-on-year, it’s actually 3.2 percent ahead of projections, meaning that the drop has slowed down and there are hopes for a recovery in the next calendar year.

IDC says that partly responsible for the better than expected results is the competition among the market leaders, as Lenovo, HP, and Dell have all brought new devices to the market and tried to appeal to more customer sectors, including both consumers and enterprises.

Lenovo continues to be the leading manufacturer with 14.5 million sold units and a market share of 21.3 percent, a small improvement over 21.2 percent in the same quarter the previous year, while HP is the runner-up with 14.3 million and a share ...