According to the latest research firm report IDC, the 6% drop in computer deliveries for 2014 is projected to drop, compared with initial estimates for 6,1% drop.
The slight reduction in decline is due, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, to the improved picture presented by PC shipments in some "mature" markets, like Western Europe, during the first quarter of 2014.
On the other hand, developing markets continue to show low demand for computers, and an aggravating factor remains the poor financial situation in many of these markets.
IDC believes, however, that there will continue to be a number of favorable factors that will favor further stabilization, especially in developed markets.
It is estimated that the need to replace old systems with functional Windows XP will continue to exist and will be a positive factor for some more quarters. Exactly this need to replace systems with Windows XP was the one that gave a small boost to the market in the past months.
Consumers will continue to be interested in acquiring computers, but with specific purchase criteria, such as height of price but also the selecting thinner and lighter systems.
IDC also believes that very intense competition is reflected in the sale of its computer department Sony, but also to its repositioning Samsungin this area. The research company expects further market restructuring with new consolidations, which will cause wider market mobility.
IDC analysts believe that in order to grow in the computer market, the industry should accelerate the transition to low-cost systems, more minutes and based on touch screens.
Other major competitors are also considered smartphones and tablets, the latter being estimated to exceed the total number of computers in deliveries (desktop with and laptop) until the last quarter of 2014.
Source: naftemporiki.gr
