IDC Company in its sequential report reported about the dynamics of computer market in the second quarter this year. In comparison with the analogous period last year the market as a whole grew by 22,4%. The arrangement of forces among the brands changed as follows: Dell again left in the second place, after displacing Acer in the third, and fifth place now divides Toshiba from asus company.
Let us note that Asus demonstrated the most active increase in the sales volumes in comparison with the second quarter last year - increase composed 83,6%. This Taiwan producer in the year increased its market share from 3,5% to 5,3%. The products class eee PC played in the expansion Of asus important role - here we deal not only about netbook and nettop, but also about adjacent solutions.
Lenovo company also actively seized the market, after increasing in the year the computers deliveries volumes by 47,3%. Europe, Asia, Africa and Near East - here are those regions, where Lenovo in the past year was possible to strengthen positions. The return Of dell in the second place is caused by the reanimation of sales in the corporate sector, and also by an increase in the sales volumes of dell production in the countries of Asia and Latin America. For acer company, it was possible to increase the sales volumes by up to 20,8%, but predominantly due to the markets for developing countries. For Toshiba company, it was possible to increase the production sales volumes by 26,2% - predominantly due to the popularity of its notebook.
According to IDC forecasts, in the third quarter computer market will grow by 19,4%, and in the fourth quarter increase will be slowed down to 12,6%. In the corporate sector, the demand for computers will grow by more stable rates.